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.

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.

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.

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.

While Word 2007 ships with a swag of handy Quick Parts for creating great-looking headers and footers in your documents, sometimes these don’t look exactly as you want them to look. With the new tools ...