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How to create multiple headers or footers in a Word document?

Author Siluvia Last modified

By default, an inserted header or footer will be applied to all pages in a Word document. If you want to create different headers or footers in a Word document, the method in this article can help you.

Create multiple headers or footers in Word


Create multiple headers or footers in Word

Please do as follows to create different headers or footers in a Word document.

1. Click on the top of a page where you want to start a new header or footer which is different to the original one(here I click on the top of the page 2), click Layout > Breaks > Next Page. See screenshot:

Next Page option on the Layout tab on the ribbon

2. Double click the header or footer section in page 2 to enable the header or footer editing mode. Then click to turn off the Link to Previous option under the Design tab.

Link to Previous button on the Design tab on the ribbon

3. Change the header or footer content to your needs and click the Close Header and Footer button. See screenshot:

Close Header and Footer button on the Design tab on the ribbon

4. Repeat the above steps to change all header or footer contents as you need.

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