This document provides instructions for inserting and editing headers and footers in Microsoft Word 2010. It describes a 3 step process: 1. Click the Insert tab and select Header or Footer to display the built-in options. Choose a header style. 2. The selected header will be applied in editable mode. Additional buttons will appear to edit the header/footer. 3. Type the desired text in the header/footer and click Close Header and Footer to finish.

1. MS 2010
Inserting a Header
and A Footer

2. 1. Step (1): Click the Insert tab, and
click either Header button or Footer
button whatever you want to add
first. Assume you are going to add
Header, so when you click Header
button it will display a list of built-in
Headers from where you can
choose any of the headers by
simply clicking on it.
Inserting Headers and Footer

3. 2. Step (2): Once you select any of
the headers, it will be applied to the
document in editable mode and
the text in your document will
appear dimmed, Header and Footer
buttons appear on the Ribbon and
a Close Header and Footer button
will also appear at the top-right
corner.
Inserting Headers and Footer

4. 3. Step (3): Finally you can type your
information whatever you want to
have in your document header and
once you are done, click Close
Header and Footer to come out of
header insertion mode. You will see
final result as follows.
Inserting Headers and Footer

5. 3. Step (3): Finally you can type your
information whatever you want to
have in your document header and
once you are done, click Close
Header and Footer to come out of
header insertion mode. You will see
final result as follows.
Inserting Headers and Footer

6. Editing Headers and Footer
1. Edit Header and Footer:
Follow the following simple steps in case
you want to edit existing header or
footer of your document.
Step (1): Click the Insert tab, and click
either Header button or Footer button
whatever you want to edit. Assume you
are going to edit Header, so when you
click Header button it will display a list of
options including Edit Header option.

7. Editing Headers and Footer
2. Step (2): Just click on it and word will display
editable header for you as shown below.
Step (3): Now you can edit your document header
and once you are done, click Close Header and
Footer to come out of header edit mode.
You can follow a similar procedure to edit footer in
your document.