Insert a Header

Headers are text blocks that display at the top of word processing pages.

Running Header: a message that appears on every page.

Under View select Header and Footer.

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Enter text for the Running Head in the Header Section.

TIP: Use Header and Footer Toolbar buttons or Auto Text to insert information in the Header Section.

Click Close.

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Odd or Even Page Header: a message that appears only on even or odd pages.

Under View, select Header and Footer.

Click the Page Setup icon in the Header and Footer Toolbar:

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Click on the Layout Tab.

Select Different odd and even.

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Select Odd Page from the Section start drop down menu. Select Even Page if the header is desired on the even page instead.

Click OK.

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The Odd or Even Page header message will appear on every odd page of the document

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First Page Header: a header that appears only on the first page and not the rest of the document.

Under View, select Header and Footer.  

Click Page Setup on the Header and Footer Toolbar.

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Click on the Layout Tab.

Select Different first page.

Click OK.

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Enter text into the First Page Header section.

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