Office 2008 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual

Headers and Footers

A header or footer is a special strip showing the page number—as well as your book title, chapter title, name, date, and other information—at the top or bottom of every printed page in your document (or a section of it).

Creating Headers and Footers

Adding headers and footers to your document is now easier than ever thanks to Word 2008’s assortment of preconfigured Document Elements. Click Document Elements in the toolbar to reveal the Elements Gallery (if it’s not already showing), and then click the Header or Footer button. As shown in Figure 7-2, Word displays its gallery of preformatted header or footer styles. Use the pop-up menu to determine whether this header or footer will appear on odd pages, even pages, or all pages. Then click one of the thumbnails in the gallery and watch as Word inserts it in your document and switches to “Header and Footer” view.

UP TO SPEED: Page Numbers: The Simple Method

Page numbers are the most popular use of headers and footers. That’s why Word provides buttons for adding and formatting them right on the “Header and Footer” pane of the Formatting Palette (see Figure 7-1, top).

But there’s an even easier way to number your pages in Word: Just choose Insert → Page Numbers. The Page Numbers dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 7-2, bottom. Watch the Preview window change as you adjust the controls found here, such as Alignment (which includes Inside or Outside, for use when you’re setting up bound-book pages); “Show number on first ...