Ribbon, on the Insert tab in the Header and Footer group, click onĪ drop list appears with some common layouts for the Standard headers have three sections: left, center, and right.Īnything you put in those sections is already aligned - left, Start with:, flyer-World Travel Inc-Lastname-Firstname.docx from a previous lesson Add a Header
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Options > Update fields before printing . Printing in Word Options > Display > Printing Set your documents to update fields automatically at For example, the date/timeįield will update with this method, but the number of words field will Have to be updated separately with this method. To Print Preview and then back to Print Layout. [The header and footer are not selected when you select the body of the document! You mustĪlternate method to update all fields: Switch Then press the F9 key or right click any field and from the Select the whole document (Use CTRL + A ). Update a single field: Select it and press the F9 key or right click and from the To have a field use the most recent values you must update the Set this behavior in the Options dialog: Officeīutton/File tab > Word Options > Advanced > Showĭocument content section > Field shading. Shade the background of a field Always, Never, or When Shows on the screen with a gray background when the pointer is over It's a long list! It includes such useful items as theĬurrent date, the date the file was created or when it was edited last andīy whom, the file name, the original author, and the Shown in the Field dialog, on the ribbon on the Insert tab > Text group > Quick Partsīutton > Field. The complete list of fields available in Word is Fields are also used in mail merge documents, whereĪ field is replaced with information from a database that makes the document personal, like each person's name and address. The date, the current page number, the total number of pages, and the file name are some of the fields frequently used in headers and footers. In this lesson your header and footer will be simple, but youĬould make them quite colorful and fancy and even include images.Ī field is a placeholder for data that might change. It also helps you sort your papers correctly when it is time to turn them in to your teacher. This will help you find your print out in the stack in the classroom printer's out-tray. You will be using the header and footer areas to include identifying information - whose document this is and what class assignment it is for. The headerĪnd footer are visible, but in paler colors than what will actually print. Headers and footers are visible all the time, just like regular text. The footer is the areaĪt the bottom of a page for such information. The header is the area at the top of a page that is reserved for such text. Paper documents often have information at the top or bottom that appears on every page or on alternating pages - page numbers, chapter titles, the author's name, Jan's Working with Words Printing: Header/Footer