Tip: If you wish to use the Design tab to design your header/footer rather than using one from the Microsoft header/footer library, Word 2010 allows you to shortcut the initial header/footer button by double clicking at the top or bottom of the page. The standard commands and functions are available in the other tabs of the ribbon but most of the commands you will need appear in the Design tab.

You can type and insert (via copy and paste) information into the Header or Footer in the same way you can in the body of a document. Use the Design tab, to select what you want to appear in your header or footer (such as page numbers, the date, or a company logo) and how you want this information to be laid out (such as different footers and headers on odd and even pages). Now that you are working on the header or footer a new tab will be available in the Ribbon called Header& Footer Tools - Design.

Once you have chosen your header or footer style, you are ready to input the information. To browse through the list of headers and footers available, use the scroll bar at the right hand side of the drop down menu. If you would like to use a built-in header or footer, simply click on the one you wish to use. When you click on the header or footer command a drop down menu will appear, which allows you to choose whether to use a built in header or footer, create your own, or remove an existing header or footer. To work within the header or footer in your document click on the Insert tab of the ribbon and click the Header or Footer command from the Header & Footer group.

How to edit footer in word 2010