Configure headers and footers for different sections of a Word document

Applies To
Word for Microsoft 365 Word 2024 Word 2021 Word 2019 Word 2016

  1. Select or tap the page at the beginning of a section.

  2. Select Layout > Breaks > Next Page.
    The break options are shown on the Layout tab.

  3. Double-click the header or footer on the first page of the new section.

  4. Select Link to Previous to turn it off and unlink the header or footer from the previous section.

    Note

    Headers and footers are linked separately. If you're using headers and footers that are different for each section, turn off linking for both header and footer.

  5. Go the start of the next section and repeat steps 1-5. Continue for all sections.

  6. Double-click the header or footer in each section and choose styles or add content.

  7. Select Close Header and Footer or press Esc to exit.

For more on headers and footers, see Headers and footers in Word.