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  1. Go to Insert > Header or Footer.

  2. Choose the header style you want to use.

    Tip: Some built-in header and footer designs include page numbers.

  3. You can add or change the text in the header or footer. To edit an existing header or footer, double-click it. For more information on things you can do with headers, go to Edit your existing headers and footers.

  4. To eliminate a header, for example, deleting the header on a title page, select it and then check the Different First Page box. 

  5. Select Close Header and Footer or press Esc to exit.

To delete, select Insert > Header (or Footer) > Remove Header (or Remove Footer). 

For more on headers and footers, see Headers and footers in Word.

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