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MS Office Forum / Word / Page Layout / May 2006Header and footer on first page only
Hi I'm trying to write a business letter. My logo and date and reference etc are all in the header on the first page. I obviously don't want these to appear on every page [although I'd like the footer to do so if possible]. As far as I can see, the only way to do this is to wait until my typing gets to the bottom of the page and then manually insert a section break, making the header in the new section different from the last section. But I seem to have to do this for every page! How do I do this? Its seems to me to be such a fundamental requirement and yet I can't even find anything on it in help. Good old MS, making everything too complicated as usual and ignoring basic requirements. Thansk for your help. D No, you don't need to insert a section break to have a different first page header. Instead, do the following: On the File menu, click Page Setup. Click the Layout tab. Check the "Different first page" option, and click OK. Then click View | Header and Footer, cut the header contents and paste it into the first page header. For "everything" about creating letters in Word, see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Letterhead.htm.  SignatureStefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > D Thanks for your help but this doesn't seem to work. I've done as you say but when my typing gets to the bottom of the page and the second page appears, the same header and footer are still there. cheers david > No, you don't need to insert a section break to have a different first > page header. Instead, do the following: On the File menu, click Page [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >> >> D To access the main header (or footer) in a document with the "Different first page" option enabled, you have to insert a temporary page break (unless document content extends to a second page); that could be the problem in this case. SignatureStefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP > Thanks for your help but this doesn't seem to work. I've done as you say but > when my typing gets to the bottom of the page and the second page appears, [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > >> > >> D A simpler, although less straight-forward, way is to use the header/footer toolbar to go to the page layout and switch off "different first page." Then you have access to the header and footer boxes in the first page. Edit and then change the setting back to different first page. Then you can paste into the first-page header. SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > To access the main header (or footer) in a document with the > "Different first page" option enabled, you have to insert a temporary [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] >> >> >> >> D As you've now figured out, I think, you have to cut or delete the content from the Header after transferring it to the First Page Header. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > Thanks for your help but this doesn't seem to work. I've done as you say but > when my typing gets to the bottom of the page and the second page appears, [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > >> > >> D David, Have you tried using the "Different first page" option? On the Header and Footer toolbar, click on the Page Setup button - choose Layout tab - under Headers and Footers section check the box for "Different first page", then click OK. Also if you want some extra info on creating letterheads and using headers and footers in them go here: http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Letterhead.htm Luc Sanders (MVP - PowerPoint) > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > D Ah...cracked it. Thats an excellent page you linked me to. Thanks. Hardly intuitive process though is it? Can't help wonder about Microsofts usability testing procedures! Thanks again for you help. David SignatureDavid Kitching Msc. Msc. Managing Director Natural Deco Ltd. The Manor Manor Lane Loxley Warwickshire CV35 9JX UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1789 470040 Mob: +44 (0) 7799 118518 www.naturaldeco.co.uk > David, > Have you tried using the "Different first page" option? [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> >> D There are more intuitive but less efficient ways to achieve the same effect. For example, you can insert a temporary page break in order to have access to both headers at once. I don't think this has anything to do with usability testing, though. I suspect most users are already several pages into a document before they figure out they need a separate First Page Header. It's only when you're setting up a blank document or template from scratch that this is an issue. Also, I suspect that Word 2007 will make this a lot easier. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > Ah...cracked it. Thats an excellent page you linked me to. Thanks. Hardly > intuitive process though is it? Can't help wonder about Microsofts usability [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > >> > >> D Take a look at: How to set up letterhead or some other document where you want one header on the first page and a different header on other pages. http://www.addbalance.com/word/headersfooters.htm This gives step-by-step instructions. (It also has the following links) Some other pages to look at: Letterhead Tips and Instructions http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Letterhead.htm Letterhead Textboxes and Styles tutorial http://addbalance.com/word/download.htm#LetterheadTextboxesAndStylesTutorial Template Basics http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm How to Create a Template - Part 2 - essential reading http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart2.htm Word "Forms" http://www.addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms and Word for Word Perfect Users http://www.addbalance.com/word/wordperfect.htm if you are coming from a WP environment (or even if you are not). Hope this helps, SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > D |
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