


You can set up different headers and footers for your odd and even pages, and even use a different header and footer on the first page of your document. The header and footer in Word has some simple and effective options but also allows you to create a complex setup if needed. These sections allow you to keep information consistent on all or multiple pages within the document and save you time so you do not have to copy and paste the information into the main body section of each page. The header and footer in Word allows you to add information to the top and bottom of each page within a document. So if I have a bunch of continuous sections on a page that I have copy/pasted from elsewhere with their own headers (not linked), then Word will select one of the section headers (I think the top one) and use it for the page header (and/or footer).When working with long documents you will need to add a header and footer section. This is due to the fact that each section can have its own header attached. As I edit the document, my headers disappear or change. I have a bunch of continuous section breaks in my document, each seems to have its own heading. (Use the paragraph symbol on the Home tab to show them, if you have difficulty). Once you are satisfied that the headers (or footers) are fixed, you can delete each of the new page returns. Once you fix the headers, you can test them by typing in a letter or number in one header and scrolling through the pages to make sure it shows up on all the pages. Do this for each section that you have given its own page (Ugh!). Click it to link the current header to the previous header. The design tab (of the ribbon) should have the focus and you should see a navigation pane with a “link to previous” option. Double click on the header to go into the edit header/footer mode. Once each section is on its own page, we can edit the header (or footer) for that section. After each section break we will need to insert a new page (Ctrl-Enter for shortcut). We need to link each header from each section back to the original header (or footer).
