How to add a header in Word
Interactive walkthrough — 4 steps. Click through at your own pace.
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Click the Insert tab in the ribbon.
Steps in text
- Click the Insert tab in the ribbon.
- Click Header and choose a style — Blank is the simplest starting point.
- Type your header text — here we're typing a document title.
- Double-click in the main document body to close the header editor.