Insert a header or footer

Applies To
Word for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac Word 2024 Word 2024 for Mac Word 2021 Word 2021 for Mac Word 2019 Word 2019 for Mac Word 2016
  1. Go to Insert > Header or Footer.

  2. Choose the header style you want to use.

    Tip

    Some built-in header and footer designs include page numbers.

  3. You can add or change the text in the header or footer. To edit an existing header or footer, double-click it. For more information on things you can do with headers, go to Edit your existing headers and footers.

  4. To eliminate a header, for example, deleting the header on a title page, select it and then check the Different First Page box. 

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

To delete, select Insert > Header (or Footer) > Remove Header (or Remove Footer). 

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