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Inserting Headers & FootersWriting Instructions Caroline Lee, Camila Moreira, Elana Moore, Gustavo Tejada

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Inserting Headers & Footers

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MATERIALS NEEDED

1) A Mac computer, built by Apple, Inc.2) Keyboard 3) Compatible Microsoft Word program

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TERMS TO KNOW

1. Menu Bar - The Bar that runs along the top of the screen that has drop down menus of actions that can be used in the program, along with their keyboard shortcuts.

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2. Tabs - Sections of the Tool Bar that groups the types of changes a user can make to a document. Example: “Home” “Layout” “Document Element” and more.

3. Toolbar - Tools that can be used, within a program, to create and alter a document’s font, font sizes, colors, designs, layout and more.

4. Header - A line or block of text appearing at the top of each page of a document.

5. Footer - A line or block of text appearing at the foot of each page of a document.

GETTING STARTED

1) To add a Header, Footer or Page # within Microsoft Word, launch the program.

2) Along the top of the program’s window, you will find the Menu Bar.

3) Select the “View” drop down menu.

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4) Select the “Header and Footer” option in this drop down menu.

This will add a sectional window to enter text or page numbers within the window for both Headers and Footers.

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5) Directly above the Toolbar, select the Tab “Document Element”.This will display a list of options

6) Find the Header, Footer and Page # layout that is appropriate for your document.

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OPTIONS OF HEADER TEMPLATES:

OPTIONS OF FOOTER TEMPLATES:

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7) Enter your chosen Header, Footer and Page number, if applicable.

8) To edit the Header, Footer and Page #:

a. Double click on any of these items.b. Make changes needed.c. Select to close.

---REMEMBER TO ALWAYS SAVE YOUR DOCUMENT PRIOR TO CLOSING THE

PROGRAM.---

TROUBLESHOOTING

Issue Solution

There is a date and title header on each page. I can change

on the first and last page of the Newsletter but I can't

Go to the bottom right of your word document. There

should be a tab there called, "Master Pages." Click on that

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change the interior pages. They are fixed to the default

data. Shouldn't the behavior be that you enter the title and

date on the first page and it gets copied on all pages?

When I click on the inner pages, it won't change at all.

They don't seem linked, just stuck.

tab, and simply edit the header from there. For some

reason you can't edit it directly on the "All Contents" tab.

I want to be able to have different footers in different

sections or no footer at all in some sections. I cannot

seem to be able to turn off the same as previous. The

button to turn it off doesn't seem to exist in this version

of word.

Here's how to find the Header and Footer

options:

1. Open up a word document - look for the

text bar that starts with a Home icon, and

then has Layout, Document Elements,

Tables, Charters, Smart Art and Review. In

my version, it's the 3rd Nav bar down from

the top.

2. Then, from your top Nav Bar, you want to

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select View, then Header and Footer. That

will get you into your header section. It

should also cause a new entry in tthat other

Nav Bar to appear, called Header and

Footer. It should be highlighted in purple,

and will be inserted right next to the Home

icon

3. Click the purple Header and Footer Nav

Bar link. That should open up the header

and footer options, including linking to

previous sections, Odd/Even options, de-

linking, etc.

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