Similarly, enable the header/footer section on the 7 th page and click the Link to Previous icon to disable the linking between current and previous sections.Now, enter new header/footer content on the 5 th page.If you ribbon is not showing click on one of the options like 'Home' and then the thumbtack pin (pushpin) at the very right of ribbon. From the Header & Footer Tools tab, under the group Navigation, click the Link to Previous icon to de-link the current section from the previous section. If you are in footer in edit mode your ribbon at the top (assuming ribbon is showing) should have a close option at the right end of ribbon.The Header & Footer Tools tab is enabled on the Word Ribbon. Now on the 5 th page, enable the header/footer sections by double clicking the top/bottom of the page respectively.From the drop-down list, click Next Page under Section Break. From the Word Ribbon, click the tab Page Layout and then click Breaks under the group Page Setup.To insert a Section Break, do the following: To add a page number Click or tap where you want the number. Add or change text for the header or footer or do any of the following: To remove the first page header or footer Select Different First Page. This way, you have divided the document into three sections. Double-click the header or footer you want to edit, or select Header or Footer, and then select Edit Header or Edit Footer. Insert Section Breaks at the end of the pages 4 and 7.In Position section and Header from Top field change the value to preferred si. 3) under File -> Options -> Display -> my. 2) that I can still view them if I Tab to Insert then Edit Header and Footer, but that's very annoying to have to do every time now. Doesnt matter if it's a blank document or one with header/footers, I dont see them. The separated sections can be applied with unique formatting and styling.įor example, suppose the pages 5 to 7 in your document to have a unique header/footer than the rest of the document. Double click on the header and go to Design Tab under Header and Footer Tools. It's so frustrating now not being able to see my header/footer when I open a Word doc. The trick lies in separating the pages which would have unique header/footer from the rest of the document using Section Breaks. Now, if you need to apply unique header & footer to a page or part of a document other than the rest of the document, how will you do that? This is how header/footer supposed to work. Similarly, if you insert header/footer to a page, the same is copied to entire pages of the document. If you remove header/footer from a page of a Word doc, header/footer from the entire document disappears.