You can use headers and footers to display information such as titles, page numbers, dates, times, and document names.
In this section, you'll learn about
creating and viewing headers and footers
inserting items into headers and footers
editing headers and footers
Creating and viewing headers and footers
You can create headers and footers in a document. You can also view headers and footers in page view or two pages view.
To create a header or footer
1 Click Insert Header/Footer.
2 Enable one of the following options:
Header A
Header B
Footer A
Footer B
If you want to align the header or footer with the document margins, enable the Align with document margins check box.
3 Click Create.
4 Type the header or footer text.
Note
You can use two different headers and two different footers on any page in a document; however, only two headers and two footers can be created on one page.
To view a header or footer
Click View, and click one of the following:
Page
Two pages
Note
Headers and footers do not display in draft view. If you want to view a header or footer, the document must be open in page or two pages view. For more information about document views, see "Switching document views."
Inserting items into headers and footers
You can add a horizontal line to a header or footer to, for example, create a separation between the information in the header or footer and the document text. You can also insert the path and filename of the active document into a header or footer. If the document has never been saved, a code will be inserted instead, and the path and filename will not be displayed until you have saved the document. For more information about saving documents, see "Saving documents."
In addition, you can insert the date and time, or numbering, such as page, chapter, volume, or total pages, into a header or footer.
To add a horizontal line to a header or footer
1 Click where you want to add a horizontal line to a header or footer.
2 Click Insert Line Horizontal line.
Tip
You can also add a custom horizontal line to a header or footer. Click Insert Line Custom line. Enable the Horizontal line option, and modify any of the settings in the Line attributes area. For more information about using custom horizontal lines, see "Using graphics lines."
To insert the filename of the active document into a header or footer
1 Click where you want to insert the filename into a header or footer.
2 Click Insert Other, and click one of the following:
Filename
Path and filename
Notes
If you rename the document, or move it to a different location on your computer, the header or footer updates automatically.
If the document has not been saved, a code is inserted in the header or footer. Once the document is saved, the filename will display. For information about saving documents, see "Saving documents."
To insert the date and time into a header or footer
1 Click where you want to insert the date or time into a header or footer.
2 Click Insert Date/Time.
3 Choose a format from the Date/Time formats list.
4 Click Insert.
Note
You can also create custom date and time formats. For more information, see "Adding the date and time to a document."
To insert numbering into a header or footer
1 Click where you want to insert numbering into a header or footer.
2 Click Format Page Insert page number.
3 Choose a numbering format from the Number list.
4 Click Insert.
Editing headers and footers
WordPerfect lets you edit the text in headers and footers. You can also adjust the distance below a header or above a footer. You can suppress headers and footers so that they do not display on a page and do not print. Discontinuing a header or footer removes it from the remainder of the document. You can also place a header or footer on odd or even pages of a document.
To edit the text in a header or footer
1 Click Insert Header/Footer.
2 Enable one of the following options:
Header A
Header B
Footer A
Footer B
3 Click Edit.
4 Make any changes to the text.
5 Click File Close.
Tip
If the document is displayed in Page view or Two pages view, you can also edit the header or footer by clicking anywhere inside the header or footer. For more information about document views, see "Switching document views."
To adjust the distance below a header or above a footer
1 Click the Header/Footer distance button on the Header/Footer toolbar.
2 Type a value in the Distance between text and header/footer box.
To suppress a header or footer
1 Click Format Page Suppress.
2 Enable any of the following check boxes:
Header A
Header B
Footer A
Footer B
Tip
You can also use delay codes to keep headers or footers from displaying on any page in a document, such as a title page. For more information about delay codes, see "Inserting and editing delay codes."
To discontinue a header or footer
1 Click Insert Header/Footer.
2 Enable one of the following options:
Header A
Header B
Footer A
Footer B
3 Click Discontinue.
Tip
You can also remove a header or footer from a document by dragging its associated code from the Reveal codes window. For information about Reveal Codes, see "Displaying Reveal Codes."
To place a header or footer on odd or even pages
1 Click Insert Header/Footer.
2 Enable one of the following options:
Header A
Header B
Footer A
Footer B
3 Click Create.
4 Click the Header/Footer placement button on the Header/Footer toolbar.
5 Enable one of the following options:
Odd pages-places a header or footer on every odd page
Even pages-places a header or footer on every even page
Every page-places a header or footer on every page
