Insert Header and Footer

In Microsoft Word, Headers and Footers are used to insert additional information such as title, file name, date, page numbers, etc. The presence of both header and footer in the Word document makes your document more professional and easier to read as well as understand.

Headers appear at the top margin of the Word document, while Footers appear at the bottom margin of the Word document.

To insert a header and footer in Microsoft Word, follow the below given basic steps -

Step 1: Open the new or an existing Word document in which we want to insert header and footer.

Step 2: Go to the Insert tab at the top of the Ribbon.

Step 3: Click on either header or footer drop-down menu in the Header & Footer section.

 

Step 4: A Header or Footer drop-down menu will display on the screen with a list of built-in Header or Footer options. Select our desired option from the Built-in list.

Step 5: A Design tab with Header & Footer option will appear at the top of the document (on the Ribbon), as shown in the below screenshot.

Step 6: Type our desired information into the header or footer section.

Step 7: Once we type our desired text in the Header section, click on Close Header and Footer under the Design section on the Ribbon or press the Esc key from the keyboard to remove the dotted underline. Now, we can see that the Header is inserted to the Word document.

 

 

 

Delete Header and Footer from Word document

To Delete Header and Footer from Word document, follow the below steps -

1. Go to the Insert tab on the Ribbon and click on the Header & Footer option.
2. A Header or Footer dialog will appear on the screen. Click on the Remove Header or Remove Footer option.