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A header or footer can contain text, information about the document, or even images. You can create one header or footer for the whole document, or have a different header or footer for the first page, odd. and even pages, or even multiple sections.

Note: The best way to work with headers and footers is in Word on a laptop or desktop computer, rather than in a web browser or mobile app.

Header style selection dialog with one selected

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