How do you limit the header and footer to only the first page of a document?

Anonymous
2011-08-09T16:28:43+00:00

I ant the header and footer to only appear on the first page.

Now it appears on every page OR on every odd page.

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Suzanne S Barnhill 279.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2011-08-09T20:02:08+00:00

You need to enable "Different first page" and put the header and footer content only in the First Page Header and First Page Footer. If you see the header/footer on every page, then you are putting it in the primary Header/Footer. If you're seeing it only on odd pages, then you have enabled "Different odd and even" which makes the primary header/footer the Odd Page Header/Footer.

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Anonymous
2011-08-09T16:40:18+00:00

My first thought would be IF you have multiple section breaks, you have to UNLINK the Headers and Footers from the previous sections.

For tips see http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/front\_matter\_2007.htm for details on how to have different Headers and Footers, etc. in one document.

and

http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/workwithsectionscontent.htm

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-02-28T03:06:12+00:00

    That is what I meant but perhaps failed to make clear enough--a home-made template--although, if you read back, you will see that is the context of my initial query. There is an obvious and logical need for facilitating a "home-made" (for want of a better word) template to omit replicating Headers or Footers ad infinite after page one. And that is why I refer to blinkered techies failing to accommodate that obvious and logical need.

    RD, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-02-28T03:08:51+00:00

    To correct my typographical error: I meant, of course, ad infinitum, not "ad infinite".

    RD

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  3. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-02-28T04:49:31+00:00

    My instructions describe how to create such a template.

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