How To Create First Page Header/Footer In Word

By Carol Bratt / 06/30/2021 / 2 Comments / How-To, Microsoft Word

I have had lots of inquiries about headers and footers in Word documents. It seems that a lot of folks want a header and footer in their document, but they only want it on the first page. What to do, what to do?? Well, it turns out this is really easy to do.

Follow the steps below to learn how:

In the Header & Footer group, click the Insert tab and select Edit Header.
The Header & Footer Tools Design tab will appear.
In the Options group, select Different First Page.
Word will display a header or footer with the name First Page Header or
First Page Footer.
Click Close Header and Footer.
Word will dim your header and footer text.

See how easy that is?

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Carol Bratt

Carol holds A+, MCP, and MOS computer certifications and is the resident DCT Office expert. She trains the staffs of small law firms in the use of Microsoft Office applications and has authored many books covering Microsoft Office as well as written articles for Infopackets, TechnoLawyer, and Digital Harbor. For more Microsoft Office tips visit Carol's Corner Office or follow Carol on FaceBook and Twitter.

2 thoughts on “How To Create First Page Header/Footer In Word”

Donna
07/06/2021 at 3:19 pm

Quite often I’ve wanted to place a header on a first page only. Thank you for sharing this.
Carol
07/06/2021 at 8:00 pm

Hi Donna,

You are very welcome. Thank you for letting me know that it was helpful to you!

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