Add or remove headers or footers

By using The Header and Footer tool, you can create headers and footers with automatic page numbers, current date and time display, and any text you want.

Add a header or footer

To an entire publication

Before you begin, select Master Page from the View menu.
On the View menu, click Header and Footer.
A header or footer will appear on the page, along with the Header and Footer toolbar.
Select the options you want from the toolbar, and then type the header or footer text you want.
When you are finished, click Master Page again to return to the foreground pages of your publication.

To a single page

Clear the check mark beside Master Page (View menu), and then go to the page you want.
On the View menu, click Header and Footer.
A header or footer will appear on the page, along with the Header and Footer toolbar.
Select the options you want from the toolbar, and then type the header or footer text you want.
When you are finished, click Close on the Header and Footer toolbar.

Create facing headers or footers

On the View menu, click Master Page.
On the View menu, click Header and Footer.
A header or footer will appear on the page, along with the Header and Footer toolbar.
Select the options you want from the toolbar, and then type the header or footer text you want.
On the Arrange menu, click Layout Guides.
In the Layout Guides dialog box, select Create Two Master Pages with Mirrored Guides, and then click OK.
On the Header and Footer toolbar, click Close.

Hide the header or footer on the first page

You can hide a header or footer on a single page by covering it with a text box.

Go to the first page of the publication you want to change.
On the Objects toolbar,click the Text Frame tool .
On the page, position the pointer at the corner of the header or footer, and then drag to create a text box that covers the header or footer.

When you print the publication, both the header or footer and the text box covering it will be hidden on the first page.