How to Create a Different Header and Footer for Each Page in Google Docs

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Add Different Headers and Footers for Pages in Google Docs

First, you must add a section break and cut the link between successive sections by unchecking the ‘Link to previous’ option. Then, you must unlink the header and footer separately. Here’s how.

Step 1: Open theGoogle Docsdocument where you want to customize headers and footers.

Step 2:Go to thepagewhere you want to have a different header or footer. Now, place thecursorat the end of the last sentence of the previous page.

Step 3:Click onInsertin the top menu > selectBreak>Section break (next page).

As soon as you click on it, your cursor will automatically move to the next page, and a section break line will be added.

Step 4: Now, click on theheader sectionof the current page where your cursor jumped. UncheckLink to previous.

Step 5:Add your header content. PressEscto close the header.

Step 6: Scroll down on the same page and click on thefooter area. Uncheck theLink to the previousone here as well.

As mentioned before, the header and footer work independently in sections. Then, add your footer content.

If you scroll up, you will see that the header and footer are different from the above pages. But the pages below the current page still have the same header and footer. That’s because they are all part of the current section.

You must repeat the above steps for all the pages if you want each page to have a different header or footer.

How to Insert Header or Footer Only on First Page in Google Docs

The first page usually holds thecover page. If you don’t want to have a header or footer on that page or want to have a separate header/footer, a dedicated option is available. To do so, follow the below steps.

Step 1: Click on theheaderorfooterthat you want to change on the first page of the document. Check the box forDifferent first page. Enter yourheader and footerfor the first page. If you don’t want a header or footer for it, delete the existing text.

Add Page Numbers in Headers or Footers of Google Docs

You don’t have to enter the page numbers manually in Google Docs. Here’s how.

Step 1: Open theGoogle Docsdocument to which you want to add page numbers.

Step 2: Once launched, go toInsert> chooseHeader and page number> selectPage number> choose whether you want to add numbers in the header or footer.

There you go. You have successfully added page numbers to your Google Docs.

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Last updated on 08 August, 2024

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