Have different headers within the same document in Word 2010

Question

Hi all,

I am trying to amend a document at work which requires different headers throughout the document (depending on the length of the specific section in the body of the text) and no header on the front page.

I have removed the header from the front page and know that my query has something to do with the 'Link to Previous' button in the Header / Footer toolbar, but this button is grayed out continuously no matter what I press so I am unsure what to do.  Obviously unable to edit the header on each page without amending all.

Please help!  Thanks.

Answer 1

To delete the header on the first page, you have to select "Different first page" on the Header & Footer Tools Design tab (which you'll see if you first double-click the header to activate it). The option creates a separate header, and a separate footer, for the first page.

With "Different first page" selected, the current section has two headers (and two footers). You can have up to three types of headers (footers) in each section, which is the case if you also select "Different odd and even" on the Header & Footer Tools Design tab.

If you want to change header and/or footer content on subsequent pages, you have to insert section breaks (Page Layout tab | Breaks | Next Page) and then click to deselect Link to Previous on the Header & Footer Tools Design tab. Note that each type of header, and each type of footer, must be separately unlinked from its "neighbor" in the preceding section.

See also http://wordfaqs.mvps.org/HeaderFooter.htm.