Insert Header and Footer With Writer 2016

Header and footer are areas at the top and bottom of the page where you can add additional text or graphics. Adding important information in the header or footer, such as the page number, creation date, document title, or the author's name, is a smart way to ensure that this information is always conveniently located and easy to access to irrespective of how much it is edited.

Add Header and Footer

To add header and footer into a document, follow the steps below:

Step 1. Click Header and Footer icon in the Insert tab and the header and footer section will open in your document, along with the Header and Footer tab.

Figure 1 Header Section

Figure 2 footer Section

Step 2. Enter the text that you want into the header and footer section.

Step 3. Click the Setting icon in the Header and Footer tab and choose Page Setup option in the drop-down list. Then the Page Setup dialogue box will open, and select the Layout tab, shown as below:

Figure 3 The page layout tab

Section: Choose the Section start position: Continuous, New page, Even page, Odd page.

Header and footer: Choose the Different odd and even or Different first page options. You can also enter the distance in the Header and Footer input box.

Preview: Choose apply to Whole document.

Step 4. Double click inside the header or footer section or click the Close icon in the Header and Footer tab to close the header and footer.

Note: If you want to open or modify the Header or Footer area, just doule-click inside the header or footer area.

Delete Header and Footer from document

To remove a header or a footer, simply enter the header and footer editing area and delete the entire contents. Double click the main text to exit and complete the process.