Points to Note Before We Start

In this post, we:

• work with footer content but exactly the same method and rules apply for changing header content
• are assuming this document does not have different footers for first, even and odd pages

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In a previous post, we saw how to assign different headers and footers to the first, even and odd pages of a document.

There are times when you want different headers and footers for different parts of a document.

For example, in a book or a manual:

• The cover page has no footer
• The Table of Contents uses a footer with just roman numerals as page numbers in the centre.
• The pages in the main document use a footer with page number and document name
• The back cover has no footer

If you want to change the footer content for different parts of a document, you have to use sections. Each part of the document that has a unique footer will be in a section by itself.

Let us first understand what needs to be done and then practise doing it.

The Tutorial

Download the sample file Sample_Doc_Changing_Footers_v1.docx. We will be using this file as the sample in this tutorial.

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