= MS Word Footer =

**Summary**: How to setup a different footer for the first page of a Word document. \\
**Date**: Around 2015 \\
**Refactor**: 4 January 2025: Checked links and formatting. \\
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= First Page Headers and Footers =
To create a different header or footer for the first page of a document or section, follow these steps:

# Go to the first page of the document, and then click Header and Footer on the View menu.
# On the Header and Footer toolbar, click the Page Setup button.
# Click the Layout tab.
# Under Headers and footers, select the Different first page check box, and then click OK.
# The words "First Page Header" or "First Page Footer" appear in the upper left of the dotted Header or Footer box.
# Create the header or footer you want to appear on the first page. If you do not want a header or footer to appear on the first page, leave the header or footer area blank.
# Click the Show Next button to move to the (non-first page) header or footer in the document. The word "Header" or "Footer" appears in the upper left of the dotted Header or Footer box.
# Create the header or footer that you want to appear in the rest of the document or section. If you do not want a header or footer to appear in the rest of the document or section, leave the header or footer area blank.
# To return to the document, click Close on the Header and Footer toolbar.

= Useful Links =

* http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211432