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Create a Header or Footer

Headers and Footers are located at the top and the bottom of the page respectively. This area is used to display special information, distinct from the text body. For example, document titles and page numbers.

Now that he has put the text in columns, next on Nick’s task-list are the headers and footers.

He wants to write the name of the newsletter in the header area, and place the page numbers in the footer area. Let’s see how to do this,

To insert text in the header area:

  1. Click View > Header and Footer.


    2. The rest of the newsletter becomes dim.

  2. Type the name of your newsletter, newsletter issue, (e.g., Volume I, Issue 1), and the date.
  3. While you are at it, you can also make it bold and center-aligned.

To insert text in the footer area:

  1. Click Switch Between Header and Footer to move to the footer area.
  2. To insert the page number in the footer, click Insert > Page Numbers.


    3. A dialog box pops up.

  3. Under Position, select the option Bottom of Page (Footer).
  4. Under Alignment, select the option Right.
  5. Click OK to close.

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