How to change footer section in word

The footer is the part of a document found at the bottom margin of each page. It usually contains information like the page number that appears throughout your document.

Header and footer in word

Footers can also help keep documents organized and look more professional.

Corporate and academic standards typically call for more than just one footer in a document. 

The cover page, the appendices, and other pages in different orientations can all have different footers. 

MS Word offers more than one way to add different footers on each page.

2 Ways to Have a Different Footer on Each Page in MS Word

• Using preset footer options
• By inserting section breaks

Method 1: Using the Preset Footer Options

Step 1: Open up a Word file. 

Step 2: Access the footer section. 

Once our document is opened, go to the Insert tab and click the footer drop-down menu.

Then, select the Edit footer option found at the bottom of the menu. 

Alternatively, you can double-click the bottom margin of your document to access the footer section. 

Step 3: Access the foote

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