Footers are a great way to add information to a document. You would generally see the page number and other constant information but there are times when you need to add a different footer to the document. in this article, we take you through how to add different footers in word online.
To add different footers to the word online document you are working on start by adding a footer from the Insert tab. Once you click on it you will see a footer at the bottom of the page. You can now use the options on the right to choose.
Are you wondering how to add a footer to the word online document you are working on? Here is a step to step guide on how to add a footer to the word online document.
- Start by logging in to Office online. Find the document you would like to edit and open it by double-clicking on it.
- Once the document is open make sure you have permission to edit it. this can be done by checking the right tab near help, and seeing what mode it displays.
- If you own the document you can surely edit but if this is a shared document you need to make sure you can make changes.
- To add a footer to the document, start by clicking on and opening the Insert tab in the top ribbon.
- Under Insert, you will have various options, click on and select Header & Footer.
- The header and footer will show on the document with three columns.
- You can type in the information you require.
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To add more than one footer to the document you are working on here are the steps you can follow.
- Start by adding a footer from the Insert tab.
- Once the footer is added you will see that an options menu shows on the right. Click on it.
You can choose from the various options available. Here is what these options mean
- Same footer across the entire document where you add the content right as you add the footer and then it continues through all the pages of the document.
- You can have a different footer for the first page of the document. This option is helpful when you have a cover page and do not need certain content on it. So, all you need to do is choose the Different first-page option.
- You can choose to have a different footer for Even and Odd pages. This way you can switch up the content of the footer to fit your needs.
- The last option is a mix of the previous two where you can have a different footer for the first page of the document and also the even and odd pages.
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To remove a footer from the word online document you are working on follow these steps.
- Start by opening the footer by either clicking on the tab to the right or going to the Insert tab and clicking on Header & Footer.
- Click on Options. You will have a dropdown menu
- Select Remove Header& Footer. As soon as you select this option the footer will be removed from the document.
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On the desktop version of Word, you have more formatting options available as compared to the online version. Here is how you can add different footers to word online documents on Windows.
- Login to Word online and download the file you would like to edit offline.
- You will have it on your computer and will be able to work on it on the desktop application.
- Double click to open the document
- Start by clicking on Insert in the top ribbon.
- Under Insert, you will have the Footer option, click on it to select it.
- You will have a drop-down menu with formats to choose from, scroll through the various options available. Click to select. You can also search online for more formats.
Once the footer is added to the document you can add in the content and edit it as you like. Here is how you can have multiple footers.
- Once the footer is added click on it, and you will have a footer formatting toolbar.
- Here you can choose from different first page, different odd and even pages, or both. simply click on the box next to the option to select.
To remove the Footer go to the footer section under Insert and select Remove footer.
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On mac systems, you can add footers to word online documents by opening them on the desktop application. Here is the process you can follow.
- Login to Office online and download the documents you would like to edit.
- Start by Clicking and opening the Insert tab in the top ribbon of the document.
- Under insert, you will see the Footer option. Click on it for the dropdown menu.
- Here you can scroll through the formatting options to choose the one you would like to add to the document.
- Once you have the footer you can start editing it.
- To have multiple footers click on the footer and open the footer editing tools.
- Now choose from the different first page or different even and odd pages or both.
You can edit the footer based on the option selected. to delete click and select Delete footer under footer in the Insert tab.
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Here is how you can add different footers to word online documents on an Android device
- Start by downloading the word application for Android. Sign in to your office online account and open the document you would like to edit.
- Tap on the editing option to open the menu
- Tap on home for more options and select Insert
- Go to Header & Footer and select it
- You will now have a footer, open the editing options and tap on the formatting menu
- Go to Options and select from the different first page or different even and odd pages or both.
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Here is how you can add different footers to word online documents on iOS devices
- Start by downloading the word application for iOS from the store. Sign in to your office online account and open the word online document you need to edit.
- Tap on and select the editing option to open the editing or formatting menu
- Tap on home for more options. From the menu select Insert
- Go to Header & Footer and select it
- You will now have a footer, open the editing options and tap on the formatting menu
- Go to Options and select from the different first page or different even and odd pages or both.
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In conclusion
Adding a footer to word online documents is a simple task and takes just a few steps. You can add variation to the document by adding different footers to the first page of the document or on even and odd pages. we looked at
- How to add and remove multiple footers on Word online
- How to add different footers to word online documents on Mac and Windows.
- Steps to add multiple footers to word online
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