4.11 Managing Headers, Footers, and Sections

Footer

a section of the document that appears in the bottom margin. Footers typically contain information like the page number, the date, or the document file name

Header

a section of the document that appears in the top margin. Headers typically contain information like the page number, the document title, and the author's name

Quick Parts

contains fields, document properties, and other pre-formatted text that can be inserted into a header or footer

Page Number Format

dialog box lets you change the numerical system used for page numbering in a document

Different First Page

option to apply a header and footer to the first page of the document that is different from what occurs in the rest of the document

next page section break

starts a new section on the next page

continuous section break

starts a new section on the same page

even page section break

starts the new section on the next even-numbered page

odd page section break

starts the new section on the next odd-numbered page

Header Content

the text becomes active and editable and is marked off from the document body with a dashed line. Some header or footer content, such as page numbers and the date and time, is formatted to update automatically, depending on the page sequence or current date.