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The header area in a Word document is practical because it can save users trouble repeating certain information. It’s what’s also called a “running header.”

Your business logo or contact details, for example, are a great use of header space. However, there are times when you don’t want the same header on every page in your document.

Perhaps you need to mark every page slightly differently, and you need to have the option to change the heading. Fortunately, it’s not a complicated process in Word and requires a few straightforward steps.

Even though Word is available on mobile devices, most people prefer to use it on their computers since it’s much more convenient.

If you’re on a PC and need a running header in your document, it’s easy to set up. So, before we go over how to create different headers for each page, let’s see how to create a header in the first place:

You can choose a blank header or take advantage of the built-in header options in Word. Once you complete these steps, the selected header will appear on every page of the document.

However, if you want a different header on every new page of the Word document, here’s what you need to do:

The headers are now disconnected, and you can rename the new header or use a different logo.

Basically, all you are doing is breaking the document into multiple sections and unlinking these sections completely. You can do this as many times as you need to create a different header on a page.

Using Word on the iPad can be helpful when you’re on the go and need to work on the document. Microsoft Office apps work exceptionally well on an iPad, but some functionalities are missing.

You can create headers and footers and make basic adjustments, but you don’t have the option to turn off the “Link to Previous” feature as you do in the Word application for desktop. Therefore, you can’t create different headers for different pages in Word on the iPad.

On iPad, you’ll only see “Same as Previous” on every new page section. However, what you can do is create a different first page. Here are the steps to follow:

Working on a Word document on your iPhone is less than ideal but sometimes necessary. You can make any edits and adjustments on your iPhone, including inserting headers and footers.

Unfortunately, there is no option to create completely different headers for each page, as they all remain linked to the previous page, and there’s no way to change that.

The only option is to change the header on the first page or create “Different Odd & Even Pages.”

If you want to apply this setting, here are the steps:

The MS Word mobile app is the same whether you use it on iOS devices or Android. You can do plenty with Word documents on your Android tablet or smartphone. Sadly, just like iOS devices, creating different headers for different pages won’t work on an Android.

However, you can choose to create other headers on different and odd pages or create a different header on the document’s first page.

If you want to see a different header on alternate pages, you can utilize the “Different Odd & Even Pages” function. If you’re using a Word desktop application on your Mac or Windows computer, here’s how that process works:

You should be able to see the different headers on alternate pages throughout the Word document.

Yes, you can. Every page in your Word document can have a different header can also have a different footer. All the steps covered above apply, except you’ll choose “Footer” instead of “Header” when appropriate.

Word is an incredibly sophisticated text processing app, but it can be overwhelming at times. There are so many features and options that allow users to customize and fine-tune their documents.

The header and footer application seem straightforward in many ways, but it gets a little more complicated when using a Word mobile app. While creating different headers and footers on different pages in Word is simple on a desktop app, it’s impossible to do so on a mobile app.

Still, there is a lot you can do, including changing the header for the first page and creating alternating page headers and footers.

How often do you use the header and footer feature in Word? Let us know in the comments section below.