Change or delete the header or footer from the first page
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Double-click the first page header or footer area.
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Check Different First Page to see if it's selected. If not:
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Select Different First Page.
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Content of the header or footer on the first page is removed.
Note: Different First Page is a toggle, so be sure you're turning it on.
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Add your new content into the header or footer.
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Select Close Header and Footer or press Esc to exit.
Change or delete a header or footer from another single page
To delete or change headers and footers on individual pages within a document, start by inserting a section break.
Important: Section breaks are different from page breaks. If you already have a page break before the page where you want to change the header or footer, remove a page break and replace it with a section break as shown below.
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Click or tap where you want to start a new page without the header or footer.
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Go to Layout > Breaks > Next Page to create a section break.
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Double-click the header or footer area to open the Header & Footer tab.
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Select Link to Previous to turn off the link between the sections.
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Select Header or Footer and do one of the following:
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Choose Remove Header or Remove Footer .
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Add or change the content in the header or footer.
(You’ll need to repeat steps 3-5 if you want to delete or change both the header and the footer.)
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To return to the body of your document, select Close Header and Footer or press ESC.
Change or delete the header or footer from the first page
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Double-click the header or footer area (near the top or bottom of the page) to open the Header & Footer tab.
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Check Different First Page to see if it's selected. If not:
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Select Different First Page.
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Content of the header or footer on the first page is removed.
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Type new content into the header or footer.
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To return to the body of your document, select Close Header and Footer or press ESC.
Change a header or footer on another single page
To change headers and footers from individual pages within a document, start by inserting a section break.
Important: Section breaks are different from page breaks. If you already have a page break before the page where you want to change the header or footer, remove a page break and replace it with a section break as shown below.
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Click or tap where you want to start a new page without the header or footer.
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Go to Layout > Breaks > Next Page to create a section break.
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Double-click the header or footer area (near the top or bottom of the page) to open the Header & Footer tab.
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Select Link to Previous to turn off the link between the sections.
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Select Header or Footer and do one of the following:
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Choose Remove Header or Remove Footer near the bottom of the menu.
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Edit or change the Header or Footer.
(You’ll need to repeat steps 2-5 if you want to change both the header and the footer.)
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To return to the body of your document, select Close Header and Footer or press ESC.
The header and/or footer is changed from the first page after the section break.
