Sanjiv has written a three pages essay on "Army". The teacher wants the Page number, Author's name and Date on every page. What approach will he follow?

Sanjiv can insert header and footer in his document by using the Header and Footer buttons, found in the Header & Footer group on the Insert tab.

He can follow the given steps:

Step 1 — Click on the Header button in the Header & Footer group on the Insert tab.

Step 2 — Select the Edit Header option from the drop-down menu. An additional tab with the name Design appears on the Ribbon.

Step 3 — On top of the page, we find the Header box, which is separated from the rest of the page with a dotted line.

Step 4 — Click in the Header box then type the author's name on the left side.

Step 5 — Press the Tab key twice. The insertion point will jump to the right side. Click on Date & Time button in the Insert group on the Design tab.

Step 6 — Choose the date format in the Date and Time dialog box and click on OK. The date now appears in the document accordingly.

Step 7 — Click the Footer button on the Insert tab and select the Edit Footer option. The Footer box will appear at the bottom of the page. We will observe that the insertion point appears on the left side of the Footer box.

Step 8 — Press the Tab key once, the insertion point will jump to the center of the page.

Step 9 — Click the Page Number button in the Header & Footer group on the Design tab and choose the Bottom of Page option from the drop-down list.

Step 10 — Click on the Close Header and Footer button on the Design tab to close the Header & Footer tools.

The Header and Footer will be inserted in the document showing author's name, date and page number.