When you use Notepad in Windows 10/11, you can remove or change headers and footers. The default header and footer settings in Notepad are:
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Headers: &f
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Footers: Page &p
These commands give you the title of the document on the top of the page and a page number at the bottom.
These settings can't be saved, so all header and footer settings must be entered manually each time you want to print a document.
To change headers and footers
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Choose Page Setup from the File menu and enter the desired command(s) in the Header and Footer text boxes. Here's a short list of header and footer commands:
Command
Action
&l
Left-align the characters that follow.
&c
Center the characters that follow.
&r
Right-align the characters that follow.
&d
Print the current date.
&t
Print the current time.
&f
Print the name of the document.
&p
Print the page number.
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In the appropriate box, insert the header or footer text you want to display. (If you leave the Header or Footer text box empty, no header or footer will print.)
Note: In Notepad, if the formatting code is not the first item in the Header text box, your header is centered regardless of the formatting codes you use. For example, to align a title to the left side of the page, use &lTitle text.
