Start with a Blank Document in Print Layout (Default). Make sure you're viewing. Select Page Number (far left in Header and Footer Tools Design Tab). (Note: A running head can only be. Differences in Word 2011 (Mac).
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How do I make a header appear on only the first page of my document?
Follow these steps:
- Open a new word processing document.
- Enter some or all of the data that you want on your cover (1st) page (or simply hit the return key a few times)
- Choose Format>Styles and Formatting
- Click on the Page Styles icon (fourth one from the left)
- Double-click on the page style called First Page. The page style name should appear on the status bar below your document. It is also possible at this point to create a custom first page style. You may close the Styles and Formatting window now, if desired.
- Choose Insert > Manual Break
- Select the button next to Page Break. Then select the style to use for the next page (pick one from the menu - such as Default).
- Click OK.
- Now you should have two pages. Put your cursor in the first page, then choose Insert > Header > First Page from the pulldown menus.
- A header area will appear on the first page. Choose Insert > Fields to select from popular header items, or type your own header material
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Whether you want to create a title page or to have unique headers or footers in several areas of a document, there is a way to do just about everything in Microsoft Word. There are, in fact, several ways to maintain headers and footers, and you can easily adjust basic options through the page setup menu. Maintaining multiple headers is a bit more complicated, however, as it will require you to divide your document up into different sections.
Step 1
For a different first page, select 'Page Setup' on the file menu. When it opens, select the 'Layout' tab. Check the box for 'Different First Page' and the first page of your document will now be without a header or footer. This can allow you to create a title page in the same document without having to worry about something such as a page number appearing within the footer.
Step 2
If you are planning to print your document in the style of a book with facing pages, then check the 'Different odd and even' box. This will allow you to use different headers and footers on facing pages. For example, if you intend your page numbers in the footer to appear in the lower right and left of the margins of subsequent pages, they can appear both left-aligned and right-aligned, respectively, on even and odd pages.
To have different headers or footers throughout the document, you must split your document into sections by inserting page breaks. Click Insert and select 'Break.' This will break your document into a new section where you will be able to have a different header from the previous section. After you have inserted a page break, you must then click the 'Link to previous' button on the header and footer toolbar to break away from the header or footer of the previous section. You are now free to create a different header in the new section.