Follow this easy guide to set up your word document perfectly, every time. Having the header display on every page in microsoft word can sometimes clutter your document, especially when it's only needed on the first page for elements like a title or author's name To enhance the professionalism and readability of your document, you can adjust the settings so the header appears solely on the first page. On the header & footer tab of the ribbon, check the different first page box to display the header that will appear only on the first page. When you insert a header in microsoft word on one page, by default, the header you inserted will apply to all the pages in that document This makes sense when you are adding page numbers, document titles, or dates
But there are times when you might only want to put the header on the first page of the document. Navigate to header of first page by double clicking anywhere in the header area 2 In design tab, click on different first page 3 Type the desired header text on the first page 4. Understanding headers a header is a section of a document that appears at the top of every page It can include text, page numbers, dates, and other elements
The documents i create have a custom header in which i typically input the report name, its author, date it was written and so on In the subsequent pages, i would like to keep and display only the report (file) name information or sometimes just remove the header from the second page and onward.
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