Change Footer Document For Free

Double-click the footer that you want to change, and uncheck the Link to previous checkbox under the Design tab (for Word 2018) or the Header & Footer tools tab (for earlier versions). The footer can now be edited independently of others. Repeat as needed for every page that requires a different footer.

Change or delete a header or footer on a single pageDouble-click the first page header or footer area.Check Different First Page to see if it's selected. If not: Select Different First Page.Add your new content into the header or footer.Select Close Header and Footer or press Esc to exit.

Once our document is ready, click at the start of the page that you want in a different footer. Then, move your cursor to the upper left part of your window and click the Layout tab. After that, click the Breaks drop-down menu. Finally, select the Next Page option in the selection.

Within one section you can have a different footer for the first page of that section and for the odd and even pages of that section. But you can create a new section directly after page 1 and place a completely different footer on page 2.

Unlink Headers and Footers From Previous SectionsClick anywhere in the header or footer.Go to the Header & Footer tab, then click Link To Previous to turn off the link.Type a new header or footer for this section. Now unlinked, it functions independently of the previous ones.

Configure headers and footers for different sections of a...Click or tap the page at the beginning of a section.Select Layout > Breaks > Next Page.Double-click the header or footer on the first page of the new section.More items...

Section breaks are intricately tied in with the File Page setup options of Different First Page and Different Odd/Even Headers and Footers.Well...that's because it's linked to the First Page header of the previous section and not the (main) Header of the previous section.