Microsoft Wordâ XP: Headers and Footers

1. Inserting a Header or Footer

1. Open an existing Word document.

2. From the View menu, choose Header and Footer. You will see the following toolbar appear:

3. Click on to switch between header and footer.

4. Click on to automatically place the Page Number in the header/footer.

5. Click on to automatically place the Date in the header/footer.

6. Click on to automatically place the Time in the header/footer.

7. To see additional AutoText options for the header/footer, click on Insert AutoText.

8. Click on Close when you have finished setting the parameters for the header/footer.

2. Deleting a Header or Footer

1. To remove a header or footer, double click on it to re-active the toolbar.

2. Select all of the text within the header/footer box and press the Delete key.

3. Click on Close in the Header and Footer toolbar.