Microsoft Word 2016 – Quickly add a built-in Header & Footer

Word has many built-in headers and footers that you can use. For documents, you can work with headers and footers in Print Layout view. Or, you can just choose from the many built-in elements found in the ribbon. 

Add a built-in header or footer (or insert your own elements) to a document in Print Layout view:

1. Click the document to which you want to add a predefined header or footer.

2. On the Insert tab, in the Header & Footer group, click Header or Footer, then click a predefined Header or Footer from the list. Or, click Edit Header/Edit Footer to insert your own elements.

Word displays the document in Print Layout view. You can also click Print Layout Button image on the status bar (bottom of the screen) to display this view.

3. Click the header or footer element to edit, at the top or the bottom of the document page.

Tip: Clicking any element selects the header or footer and displays the Header and Footer Tools, adding the Design tab.

4. On the Design tab, in the Header & Footer group (on the ribbon), click Header or Footer to edit.

Closing headers and footers:

To close the header and footer, on the Design tab, click Close Header and Footer. Or click Print Layout Button image on the status bar (bottom of the screen) to display this view.