Inserting a header and footer

Follow these steps to learn how to insert a header and footer:

1. Open the document that you wish to add a header to. We will continue with the HeadersFooters.docx document.

2. On the Insert tab, locate the Header & Footer group.
3. Click on the Header icon to access the drop-down list:

4. Choose a built-in style to suit your document.
5. Notice that the list contains different types of headers such as odd and even page headers and styles.
6. For this example, we will use Blank header.
7. Type in the text so that it appears at the top of each page in the placeholder provided. In this case, Report on Services 2019 will be inserted. Notice that all the pages update with the header text:
   1. To type text into the center of the page, press the Tab key on your keyboard once.
   2. To type text on the right of the page, press the Tab key twice on your keyboard:

8. The footer area is also available to edit.
9. Use the scrollbar to move to the bottom of a page or click on the Go to Footer icon on the Design ribbon.
10. Using the keyboard, type the text you wish to appear on the left of the footer. In this case, we will type Safest Solutions Group. If you want to place text in the center or to the right of the page, simply press Tab on your keyboard to get there!
11. Press Tab to navigate the center of the footer.
12. Click on the Date & Time icon on the Header & Footer Tools Design ribbon.
13. Select the date/time format you require from the dialog box. If you would like the footer date to update automatically each time you open the document, make sure that Update Automatically is selected.
14. To exit your header area, click on the Close Header and Footer icon or double-click outside of your header, onto a page in your document.