Uh, I can't get the Header to work on my Word document!

Ok, you're in Microsoft Word 2007, typing up that paper for your BHS class when you realize your instructor has requested, in no uncertain terms, that you MUST include your name in a header at the top of each page.

To further compound your misery, you must also include the page numbers. No problem, except that "1" is appearing on your first page & your instructor probably doesn't want that there.

By this time you're probably ready to put your forehead through your expensive hi-def LCD monitor, right?

Don't panic! Before you commit PC monitor hara kiri, take a look below & you'll see some instructions that should guide you through the process. They're somewhat detailed, so read them through once before you sacrifice your Word document.

And away we go:

1. Click on Insert in the top menu

2. Click on Page Number in the Header & Footer box, avoid clicking on either Header or Footer, you have to access a different function.

3. Click on Top of Page (or the position you prefer).

4. Select the position you’d like the numbers to appear in – Plain Number 3 is the most common choice.

5. The top menu will change to the Header & Footer Tools menu & Design will be highlighted in green.

6. Just underneath the word Design you’ll see Different First Page, put a checkmark in that box – this will remove the page number from the 1st page of your document.

7. Down below, on the document, you’ll see the page number has been inserted on the 2nd page. Click to the LEFT of the page number.

8. Type in the text of your header, typically, your last name only.

9. Hit the space bar once to separate your name from the page number.

10. Click on the red X button on the right to close the Header/Design menu & return to your paper.