Adding headers and footers to a Microsoft Word document is easy, even if you have a mix of header needs. Susan Harkins will show you how. Image: iStock When it comes to headers and footers ...

Microsoft Word has features called Header and Footer. You can add information to the Header and footer area, numbers, date and time, and format them into any color or style you want.

Figure 1: Word offers a number of stylish headers in Word that are easily interchangeable. Make Your Own Header Clicking on Insert > Header > Edit Header takes you to the header area where you can ...

Yes, you can lock the header and footer in Word using the Restrict Editing feature offered in Microsoft office. The Restrict Editing feature limit how much others can edit and format the document.

By default, both positions are one-half inch. If you change the Header From Top position to 0.25 (Figure C), Word adjusts the space between the page number and the top of the page.

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Organizing page numbers in Microsoft Word is straightforward, and they can be positioned in the header or the footer, and styled appropriately.