Build reusable headers and footers in Microsoft Word

Опубликовано: 10 Апрель 2026
на канале: Deborah Savadra
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Have a favorite page numbering scheme you use for your documents? Or do you always want to embed the last date/time a document was saved to keep track of your drafts? Don't rebuild those elements every time - create your own custom header or footer and save it for future use! Here, I show you an example reusable footer with the document name on the left, a Page X of Y numbering scheme in the center, and the last update date/time on the right. Saving it for re-use is easy using Microsoft Word's Building Blocks feature.

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0:00 Intro
0:19 Footer with 3 parts
0:45 Start with new document
1:05 Verify template on Developer tab
1:35 Step 1: Double-click into footer (or header)
2:00 Step 2: Embed file name field
3:02 Step 3: Page X of Y
4:08 Step 4: Embed last update date/time
5:09 Step 5: Save footer as Quick Part
6:47 Test your new Quick Part
7:21 Assemble Documents Faster course

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