On Mac MS Word get odd and even headers different

Joshua Goldman 60 Reputation points
2025-12-21T20:09:51.76+00:00

Getting odd and even headers different is easy on Windows version, can you do it on the Mac?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | MacOS
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John Korchok 235.9K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2025-12-21T20:31:22.66+00:00

You can do this with fewer steps. From the macOS menu bar, choose Format>Document. Choose the Layout tab and check Different odd and even.

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2025-12-21T20:09:58.05+00:00

Yes, you can set different headers for odd and even pages in Microsoft Word on Mac. This feature is similar to the Windows version. To do this, you need to access the header settings in your document and enable the option for different headers for odd and even pages. Here’s how you can do it:

  1. Open your document in Microsoft Word for Mac.
  2. Go to the "Layout" tab.
  3. Click on "Margins" and select "Custom Margins" at the bottom.
  4. In the Page Setup dialog, look for the option that says "Different odd and even" under the Headers and Footers section.
  5. Check this option to enable different headers for odd and even pages.
  6. Click "OK" to apply the changes.

After enabling this setting, you can customize the headers for odd and even pages separately. You will, at a minimum, need to repeat or create headers and footers for the even pages.

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Charles Kenyon 170.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2025-12-22T02:41:04.89+00:00

Note that Different odd and even is a document setting even though it looks like it applies to a single section. Once you have multiple sections, this can seem quite confusing.

Here is my recap of header and footer settings.

Here is a pdf Quick Reference Card of Header, Footer, and Page Numbers.

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