WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:11.450 --> 00:00:15.450 Headers and footers can be used to display information in the top and bottom margins 00:00:15.450 --> 00:00:16.830 of your document. 00:00:16.830 --> 00:00:22.520 They can include details like the author's name, page numbers, the date, and more. 00:00:22.520 --> 00:00:27.200 To create your own header or footer from scratch, double-click the margin at the top or bottom 00:00:27.200 --> 00:00:29.130 of your document. 00:00:29.130 --> 00:00:34.290 This will "unlock" the header or footer area, so you can add whatever information you want. 00:00:34.290 --> 00:00:38.430 You can also use the tools on the Design tab, which will appear on the right side of the 00:00:38.430 --> 00:00:40.770 Ribbon. 00:00:40.770 --> 00:00:45.020 When you're done, you can close the header or footer using the button here, or by pressing 00:00:45.020 --> 00:00:48.300 Esc on your keyboard. 00:00:48.300 --> 00:00:51.660 If you don't have a lot of experience with headers and footers, you might want to start 00:00:51.660 --> 00:00:54.230 with a preset instead. 00:00:54.230 --> 00:00:57.660 Preset headers and footers give you several different designs to choose from, so they're 00:00:57.660 --> 00:01:00.650 a great choice for any document. 00:01:00.650 --> 00:01:06.210 To add a preset header or footer, go to the Insert tab... then click the command that 00:01:06.210 --> 00:01:07.210 you want. 00:01:07.210 --> 00:01:10.530 In this example, I'm going to add a header. 00:01:10.530 --> 00:01:14.560 You can choose one of the simple options at the top, or scroll down for something more 00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:19.880 unique. 00:01:19.880 --> 00:01:23.350 Notice how we have access to the Design tab again. 00:01:23.350 --> 00:01:27.909 For now, I'm just going to enter my information into the box here, which is known as a content 00:01:27.909 --> 00:01:32.560 control field. 00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:37.249 If we close the header, we can see what it looks like compared to the rest of the document. 00:01:37.249 --> 00:01:41.049 To edit it again, you'll need to unlock it by double-clicking the margin. 00:01:41.049 --> 00:01:48.179 I forgot that I wanted to include the date, maybe right here below the document title. 00:01:48.179 --> 00:01:53.119 To add this to your document, just click Date & Time on the Design tab... then choose how 00:01:53.119 --> 00:01:56.149 you want the date to appear. 00:01:56.149 --> 00:02:00.209 If you want the date to be updated every time you open the document, check the box next 00:02:00.209 --> 00:02:02.359 to "Update automatically." 00:02:02.359 --> 00:02:05.799 This is good if you want to show the date the document was printed, instead of the date 00:02:05.799 --> 00:02:06.969 it was created. 00:02:06.969 --> 00:02:14.450 Otherwise, leave the box unchecked... and it will remain at today's date. 00:02:14.450 --> 00:02:16.930 Let's take a look at page numbers next. 00:02:16.930 --> 00:02:20.980 The header I chose doesn't have them, but they're really easy to add. 00:02:20.980 --> 00:02:23.849 Just place your cursor where you want the page numbering to go. 00:02:23.849 --> 00:02:28.599 In this example, I'm going to press the Tab key until I reach the tab stop on the right. 00:02:28.599 --> 00:02:35.030 Next, click the Page Number command... and make your selection from the menu. 00:02:35.030 --> 00:02:39.030 Top of Page and Bottom of Page will replace your current header or footer with whatever 00:02:39.030 --> 00:02:40.790 option you choose. 00:02:40.790 --> 00:02:43.959 Sometimes that's what you want, but in this case, I'm trying to add page numbers to the 00:02:43.959 --> 00:02:46.550 header I already have. 00:02:46.550 --> 00:02:54.010 For that, we can choose Page Margins or Current Position... and now we have page numbers on 00:02:54.010 --> 00:03:01.760 each page of the document. 00:03:01.760 --> 00:03:05.569 If you need to restart your numbering partway through your document, there is a way to do 00:03:05.569 --> 00:03:06.569 this. 00:03:06.569 --> 00:03:08.769 You can even apply a different numbering style. 00:03:08.769 --> 00:03:12.560 You just have to insert a section break first. 00:03:12.560 --> 00:03:17.230 In this example, I want to restart the numbering at page 1 for the Works Cited section. 00:03:17.230 --> 00:03:22.540 So I'm going to place my cursor at the beginning of the section... then go to the Page Layout 00:03:22.540 --> 00:03:24.370 tab. 00:03:24.370 --> 00:03:31.459 From here, click the Breaks command... and choose Next Page from the menu. 00:03:31.459 --> 00:03:35.310 Now we can adjust our page numbering by following these steps. 00:03:35.310 --> 00:03:41.330 First, double-click the header or footer, which should take you back to the Design tab. 00:03:41.330 --> 00:03:48.330 Then click the Page Number command... and choose Format Page Numbers from the menu. 00:03:48.330 --> 00:03:53.109 A dialog box will appear where you can change the number format, add chapters to your page 00:03:53.109 --> 00:03:54.620 numbering, and more. 00:03:54.620 --> 00:03:58.360 But to restart your numbering, all you have to do is select the field that says Start 00:03:58.360 --> 00:03:59.969 at:. 00:03:59.969 --> 00:04:02.189 By default, it will restart at 1. 00:04:02.189 --> 00:04:06.060 However, you can enter any number, depending on what you need. 00:04:06.060 --> 00:04:11.930 When you're done, click OK... and you'll see the change immediately. 00:04:11.930 --> 00:04:15.180 There are still lots of other things that you can do on the Design tab. 00:04:15.180 --> 00:04:18.780 For example, if you want to hide the header or footer on the first page of your document 00:04:18.780 --> 00:04:24.410 (then start back up on page 2), you can select Different First Page. 00:04:24.410 --> 00:04:29.670 If you want to remove the header or footer all together, just click the command you want... 00:04:29.670 --> 00:04:35.820 then click Remove at the very bottom of the menu. 00:04:35.820 --> 00:04:40.200 Headers and footers can be used in many different ways, whether you're working on a casual document, 00:04:40.200 --> 00:04:41.970 or an academic paper. 00:04:41.970 --> 00:04:46.500 They can make your information easier to reference, and also add a nice professional touch.