How to Combine Text and Page Numbers in Headers and Footers in Microsoft Word

Learn how to combine text and page numbers in headers and footers in Microsoft Word without having either disappear.
These steps apply to Word for Microsoft 365, Word 2021, Word 2019, and Word 2016.
🍎What about Word for Mac? In Word for Mac, page numbers can be added to existing headers or footers without performing the additional steps shown here.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:57 How to Combine Text and Page Numbers in Headers and Footers
03:46 Conclusion
📝 Companion Blog Post/Transcript for this Video
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How to Combine Text and Page Numbers in Headers and Footers
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[@erinwrightwriting]

All the steps shown here are listed with images on my website at erinwrightwriting.com/combine-text-and-page-numbers-to-headers-and-footers-in-microsoft-word/. Thank you for watching!

[@1peruindian]

Day saver. Thanks Erin!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am delighted to hear that and wish you all the best with your Word project! Thank you for watching!

[@user-rj6zm2sb2s]

Great tips Erin, would you please advise me if we can make captions for tables like "Table 1" and "Table 1a" etc. Many thanks

[@erinwrightwriting]

Great question! You can create this type of caption if you have already established heading numbers. I have a tutorial about heading numbers that you may find helpful: ua-cam.com/video/SDskGKeRA7c/v-deo.html. I also have a tutorial showing how to add the numbering scheme to the captions afterward: ua-cam.com/video/U6o0ZOiqN0E/v-deo.html. I wish you all the best with your Word project!

[@henningbirk]

How can I add the file name in footer only showing the first 12 characters from file name?

[@erinwrightwriting]

That is an interesting question! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find a solution without using a macro. If you are comfortable using macros, here is an article from Tips.net that you may find helpful: wordribbon.tips.net/T013316_Using_a_Portion_of_a_Documents_Filename_in_a_Header.html. I wish you all the best with your project!

[@junyuliefukushima1406]

I need to learn how to put footers but you didn’t mention about footers.

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching! To combine text and page numbers in footers, select the Insert tab and then select Footer, as shown at about 01:02 in the tutorial. I wish you all the best with your Word project.