To change a document's header or footer in a Microsoft Word document, you should add a section break first. Follow these step-by-step instructions.

Microsoft Word Header and Footer Basics Add a header or footer to any document by clicking Insert > Header. Microsoft Word comes with built-in headers, and you can create your own. To use a built-in ...

Learn how to insert Header or Footer, insert a page number, change the format of the page numbers or remove Header & Footer in Microsoft Word.

Choose the first option, "Blank." Word inserts a blank header showing [Type text] at the top of the document. Double-click the [Type text] wording and type your initials.

Unlock the secrets to customizing headers and footers in Microsoft Word. Follow our step-by-step guide to master document formatting.

Creating a unique header for a single page in Word 2013 can be challenging at first; when you edit the page header, Word applies the change to all the pages in the document.

You can display the name of a Word document in the header or footer--or even in the title bar-- but the results are a little rough around the edges. See what works and what doesn't.

You can add page numbers in Word to the header or footer sections of a document using the page numbers option in the Insert menu.