Setting Headers and Footers

The ninth button is another important one. Right now it is turned off (grayed out from all the other buttons). This button is "Same as Previous." You will toggle it off and on as you work through the sections of your document. If you want Section 2 to link to Section 1, turn on the Same as Previous button. If you do not want the link, toggle it off. To verify its on status, in the header/footer field you should see the words "Same as Previous." Obviously, if it's off, you will not see those words.

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SETTING HEADERS AND FOOTERS

Consider the title page as SECTION 1. Section 1 will have no header or footer, but the title page is counted as i - counted but not numbered.
Consider the table of contents as SECTION 2. Section 2 along with the title page is front matter. Section 2 is numbered ii, iii, iv through the footer command. Section 2 has no header.
Consider the instructions themselves as SECTION 3. Section 3 is number 1, 2, 3 also through the footer command. A running header begins on page 2 with an abbreviated title and date. You can use a specific date or a general time frame.

To make all this work, you will need to familiarize yourself with the header/footer toolbar and learn how to set section breaks. Show me how to find the toolbar.

Header/footer toolbar

header and footer bar - the first button

page number format dialog box

Once this dialog box appears, you should notice the Number Format drop down menu at the top and the Page numbering at the bottom. CHANGE THE PAGE NUMBERING TO "Start at:" and tell it to begin at i, or 1. Show Me How

header and footer bar

The seventh button is also important. Here you can check the box for different first page, set the top and bottom spacing for the header/footer. Notice two drop-down menus: one deals with section starts; one deals with Preview/Apply to.

The other buttons allow you to move from header to footer, from next header to footer.

Now that you are familiar with the Header/Footer toolbar, set three sections breaks.

One at the end of the title page-remember counted but not numbered.
Another at the end of the Table of Contents, if you have one-remember this is page ii. You will need to change the Start Page on page setup.
A final one at the end of the instructions, if you have an appendix-this section is numbered 1, 2, 3. If you do not have an appendix, you will have only two section breaks to give you three sections.
Under Insert, choose Next Page Section Break.

Show me how to do this.