Design tab options
When your document's header and footer are unlocked, the Design tab will appear on the right side of the Ribbon, giving you various editing options:
Hide the first-page header and footer: For some documents, you may not want the first page to show the header and footer, like if you have a cover page and want to start the page numbering on the second page. If you want to hide the first-page header and footer, check the box next to Different First Page.
Remove the header or footer: If you want to remove all information contained in the header, click the Header command and select Remove Header from the menu that appears. Similarly, you can remove a footer using the Footer command.
Page Number: You can automatically number each page with the Page Number command. Read our Page Numbers lesson to learn more.
Additional options: With the commands available in the Insert group, you can add the date and time, document info, pictures, and more to your header or footer.
To insert the date or time into a header or footer:
Sometimes it's helpful to include the date or time in the header or footer. For example, you may want your document to show the date when it was created.
On the other hand, you may want to show the date when it was printed, which you can do by setting it to update automatically. This is useful if you frequently update and print a document because you'll always be able to tell which version is the most recent.
Double-click anywhere on the header or footer to unlock it. Place the insertion point where you want the date or time to appear. In our example, we'll place the insertion point on the line below the author's name.
The Design tab will appear. Click the Date & Time command.
The Date and Time dialog box will appear. Select the desired date or time format.
Check the box next to Update Automatically if you want the date to change every time you open the document. If you don't want the date to change, leave this option unchecked.
Click OK.
The date will appear in the header.
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