Adjust Horizontal Alignment of Headers and Footers

You may want to change the horizontal position of headers and footers, which can be done by:

• Centering the header or footer between the left and right margins
• Aligning it with the left or right margin
• Running the header or footer text into the left or right margin

The header and footer areas have two preset tab stops: centered between the default left and right margins and right-aligned at the default right margin. These tab stops make it easy to center a title or place the page number flush with the right margin. If you change the margins of the document, you may need to adjust these tab stops.

To adjust the horizontal position of information inside a header or footer, on the Header & Footer toolbar in the Navigation group, click the show Previous/Next buttons to find the header or footer that you want to adjust.

For each text justification, apply the following.

• To create left-aligned text, type the text. The starting insertion point is left aligned with the left margin of the document.
• To create center-aligned text, press the Tab key once to advance the centered insertion point. A center-aligned tab stop is preprogrammed here. The text you type here will be centered on the tab.
• To create right-aligned text, from the initial insertion point press the Tab key twice to advance the insertion point to the right-aligned tab, and type your text.

Adjust Vertical Position of Headers and Footers

You can change the vertical position by adjusting the header or footer starting distance from the top or bottom edge of the page. You can also adjust the amount of space between the header or footer and the text in the main document.

First, you’ll need to position your cursor in the specific header or footer section you want to adjust. In the Header & Footer toolbar in the Position group, adjust the distance between the document text and the header/footer text.

The default setting is 0.5 inches. Increasing the setting moves the entire header or footer closer to the center of the document. Decreasing the setting moves the entire header or footer closer to the edge of the page.