WD97:Creating Template with First Page or Odd/Even Header/Footer

ID: Q197214

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SUMMARY

This article contains the necessary steps to create a one-page Word template that contains:

MORE INFORMATION

Use one of the following methods appropriate for your situation:

Method 1: Different First Page Header and Footer

To create a template with a different first page header and footer, follow these steps: 

 1. Create a new Word document by clicking New on the Standard
    toolbar.

 2. Insert a Page Break by pressing CTRL+ENTER once.

    This will create a two-page document.

 3. Position the insertion point on page one by pressing CTRL+HOME.

 4. On the View menu, click Header And Footer.

 5. Click the Page Setup button on the Header And Footer toolbar.

 6. Click the Layout tab.

 7. Select the "Different First Page" option. From the Section Start list,
    select New Page, and then click OK.

 8. Use the following steps to create the Headers and Footers:

     a. Create the first page header in the First Page Header area.

     b. Click the "Switch Between Header and Footer" button on the Header
        And Footer toolbar to position the insertion point in the First
        Page Footer area.

     c. Create the first page footer.

     d. Press PAGE DOWN to position the insertion point in the Header
area, 
        and then create the page header for the second and subsequent
        pages.

     e. Click the "Switch Between Header and Footer" button on the Header
        And Footer toolbar to position the insertion point in the Footer
        area. Create the page footer for the second and subsequent pages.

 9. To return to your document, click the Close button on the Header And
    Footer toolbar.
10. Delete the page break from the document.

11. Save the document in Document Template file format. To do this, follow 

    these steps:

     a. On the File menu, click Save As.

     b. In the Save As Type box, select Document Template.

     c. Type in a name and click Save.

Method 2: Different Odd and Even Headers and Footers

To create a template with different odd and even headers and footers, follow these steps: 

 1. Create a new Word document by clicking New on the Standard toolbar.

 2. Insert two Page Breaks by pressing CTRL+ENTER twice. This will create
    a three page document.

 3. Position the insertion point on the page one by pressing CTRL+HOME.

 4. On the View menu, click Header And Footer.

 5. Click the Page Setup button on the Header And Footer toolbar.

 6. Click the Layout tab.

 7. Select the "Different Odd and Even" option. From the Section Start
    list, select New Page and then click OK.

 8. Use the following steps to create the odd and even page headers and
    footers:

     a. Create the odd page header in the Odd Page Header area.

     b. Click the Show Next button on the Header And Footer toolbar to
        position the insertion point in the Even Page Header area.

     c. Create the Even Page Header.

 9. To return to your document, click the Close button on the Header And
    Footer toolbar.
10. Delete all the page breaks from the document.

11. Save the document in Document Template file format. To do this, follow 

    these steps:

     a. On the File menu, click Save As.

     b. In the Save As Type box, select Document Template.

     c. Type in a name and click Save.

Method 3: Different First Page and Odd/Even Headers and Footers

 1. Create a new Word document by clicking New on the Standard toolbar.

 2. Insert two page breaks by pressing CTRL+ENTER twice.

    NOTE: This will create a three page document.

 3. Position the insertion point on page one by pressing CTRL+HOME.

 4. On the View menu, click Header And Footer.

 5. Click the Page Setup button on the Header And Footer toolbar.

 6. Select the Layout tab.

 7. Select the "Different Odd and Even" and "Different First Page"
    options. From the Section Start list, select New Page, and then click
    OK.

 8. Use the following steps to create the first page and odd and even
    page headers and footers:

     a. Create the first page header in the First Page Header area.

     b. Click the "Switch Between Header and Footer" button on the Header
        And Footer toolbar to position the insertion point in the First
        Page Footer area.

     c. Create the first page footer.

     d. Press PAGE DOWN to position the insertion point in the Even Page
        Header area.

     e. Create the even page header.

     f. Click the "Switch Between Header and Footer" button on the Header
        And Footer toolbar to position the insertion point in the Even
Page
        Footer area.

     g. Create the even page footer.

     h. Press PAGE DOWN to position the insertion point in the Odd Page
        Header area.

     i. Create the odd page header.

     j. Click the "Switch Between Header and Footer" button on the Header
        And Footer toolbar to position the insertion point in the Odd Page
        Footer area.

    k. Create the odd page footer.

 9. To return to your document, click the Close button on the Header And
    Footer toolbar.
10. Delete all the page breaks from the document.

11. Save the document in Document Template file format. To do this, follow 

    these steps:

     a. On the File menu, click Save As.

     b. In the Save As Type box, select Document Template.

     c. Type in a name and click Save.
For more information about headers and footers, click the Office Assistant, type "How do I create a header," click Search, and then click to view "Create Headers and Footers."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component
Additional query words: header/footer hdr/ftr winword macword 
Keywords          : kbdta word97 kblayout 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: February 13, 1999