If you have ever worked with Microsoft Word you will know that one of the least understood functions are Headers and Footers. It is not that headers and footers are hard to use; it is that most people don’t use them frequently so when something happens to them, users don’t know how to fix or modify headers and footers.
Some of the most common questions we receive from end users is “What happened to my header?”, “Why can’t I see the header in Microsoft Word?” and “Where is the top of the page margin in Word?”.
By default you can see headers and footers on the screen but they are easy to accidentally turn off.
To see the margin at the top of a page in MS Word:
- Move your pointer to the space between the top of your white page and the bottom of the command ribbon
- Double click
- Enjoy
Alternately to turn headers and footers on, you can click INSERT then HEADER (or FOOTER).
2 Comments
Sophie Johnson · August 5, 2024 at 3:30 pm
I often have to write texts in which headers and footers are inappropriate. For instance, I am now re-writing my accidentally destroyed website’s texts. Headers and footers are a serious nuisance here. I’m sure I have read every piece of advice from Microsoft on how to delete them. Not a single one of them obtains the promised result.
JO · November 15, 2022 at 3:04 pm
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!