To create different headers and footers in a Word document, use section breaks and disconnect them. 1. Insert section breaks: Position the cursor to the beginning of a new section, and select the "Next Page" or "Continuous" section breaks in "Layout"; 2. Disconnect the link: Double-click the header footer area, cancel the "Link to Previous" option for independent editing; 3. Set different parity pages: Enable the "Parity Page Different" function in the "Design" tab to set styles separately; 4. Cover page processing: After inserting the section break, delete the header footer content of the new section to achieve the cover header footer effect without header footer.

Creating different headers and footers in the same Word document is usually to meet the needs of the document structure, such as the format of the cover, directory and body parts is different. To achieve this effect, the key lies in the use of the "section break".

Here are some specific operation suggestions for Microsoft Word desktop version (Windows or Mac):

Inserting section breaks is the prerequisite

Word defaults to the entire document using the same header and footer. If you want a certain part to have a different header or footer, the first thing you need to do is insert the section break .

• Open Word Document
• Position the cursor before the position you want to start a new header/footer
• Click "Layout" (or "Page Layout") in the menu bar
• Select the Next Page or Continuous Section Break in the Delimiter (starting from a new page if you need it)

"Next Page" changes pages at the beginning of a new section, while "Continuous" continues on the same page. If you just want to distinguish chapters but don’t want to change pages, select “Continuous”.

Disconnect from previous section

After inserting the section break, a new page or paragraph will automatically inherit the header and footer settings of the previous section. You need to disconnect manually to customize.

• Double-click to enter header or footer editing mode
• Find the "Link to Previous" button in the toolbar (some versions appear as "Same as Previous")
• Click to cancel this option

At this time, you can set the header and footer of the current section independently, and will not affect the previous content.

Different page types should be treated differently

Sometimes we want parity pages to have different headers and footers, such as the page numbers on the left and right sides of the book layout are different. At this time, the "Parity Page Different" function can be enabled:

• Still in the footer/header editing interface
• Check "Parity Page Different" in the "Design" tab
• Edit the styles of odd and even pages respectively

It should be noted that this setting is effective for the entire section. If you only want to enable it in a section, remember to confirm that "Link to Previous" is turned off.

Does the cover page need a header and footer?

Many documents do not want any header and footer content to appear on the cover page, and can be implemented in the following ways:

1. Insert "Section Break (Next Page)" behind the cover
2. Enter the header and footer editing status of the next section
3. Delete the new section header footer content after the cover page (if you don't want it)
4. If the cover itself does not have a page number, you can skip the first section when inserting the page number

Basically that's it. As long as you master the operations of sections and broken links, you can flexibly respond to the header and footer requirements of various complex documents.

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