Add a Header or Footer to the First Page Only

Note: To print this topic, press Ctrl+P or select File > Print in your browser menu.

1. Open the MyTest document.

2. Press Alt+A+G to display gridlines.

3. Do one of the following:

   • To add a header, double-click the blank area at the top of the first page. A label that says “Header -Section 1-“ appears.

   

   

• To add a footer, double-click the blank area at the bottom of the first page. A label that says “Footer -Section 1-“ appears.

4. Do one of the following:

Word 2003

1. Click Page Setup on the Header and Footer toolbar.

2. Click the Layout tab.

3. Select Different first page, and then click OK.

Word 2007

1. Click Design under Header & Footer Tools.

2. Click Different First Page.

5. Type and format the text as you want it to appear in the header or footer.

6. Double-click anywhere in the middle of the first page of the test or do one of the following:

Word 2003

1. Click Close in the Header and Footer toolbar.

                 

Word 2007

1. Click .

Your test should look similar to this illustration:

7. Press Ctrl+S to save the test.

Notes:

• If at any time you don’t get the result you expect, press Alt+E+U, select Edit > Undo (Word 2003), or click Undo  on the Word toolbar.

• When you print your MyTest, the gridlines do not appear in the printed version.

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