Header is the top part of a page while the footer appears at the bottom of the page. They contain information that is available on every page at the same place, for example, if we want the title of the document at the top of each page and the page number at the bottom of each page, we can use a header (for title) or a footer (for page number).
Inserting a Header
In LibreOffice Writer, to insert a header, first click Insert menu option. Click Header and Footer in the drop-down (Figure), then Header and then click Default Style.
A header will be created at the top of each page as shown in Figure. Click the top part of the document to highlight the header.
Inserting a Footer
Similarly, a footer can be created at the bottom of each page. To insert a footer, click Insert menu. Then click Header and Footer, then Footer and then click Default Style as shown in Figure.
A footer as shown in Figure is created at the bottom of each page. Click the bottom part of the document to highlight the footer.
Insert Title, Page Number and Page Count
You can insert page numbers, title, page count, date, time, subject, etc., into the header or footer. Then it will appear on all the pages.
To insert page numbers to your pages, first click on the footer. Then click the Insert menu option. Click Field in the drop-down and then click Page Number as shown in Figure.
