How to Use WPS Header and Footer on macOS

Use Header and Footer with 7 how-to topics in WPS Writer on macOS; choose a topic from the index and follow the menu path and steps below.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Insert a header or footer

Feature entry: Insert → Header & Footer

1. Click the Insert tab.
2. Click Header & Footer.
3. An editable area appears at the top and bottom of the document, and the cursor moves to the header area.
4. Enter the content you want in the header or footer.
5. Double-click the document body to exit editing mode.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: An editable header or footer area appears in the document.
• What you can do next: You can continue typing, insert page numbers, or switch to other header and footer settings.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you have not entered header and footer editing mode, your text may be inserted into the document body instead.

2. Set a different first page

Feature entry: Header & Footer → Different First Page

1. Enter header and footer editing mode first.
2. Click the Header & Footer tab.
3. Select Different First Page.
4. Edit the first page header or footer separately, or leave it blank.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The first page can use different header and footer content from the rest of the document.
• What you can do next: You can keep the cover page empty and keep repeated content on later pages.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you do not enter header and footer editing mode first, the related option may not appear.

3. Set different odd and even pages

Feature entry: Header & Footer → Different Odd and Even Pages

1. Enter header and footer editing mode.
2. Click the Header & Footer tab.
3. Select Different Odd and Even Pages.
4. Edit the header and footer content for odd pages and even pages separately.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Odd pages and even pages can display different content.
• What you can do next: You can continue preparing a double-sided printing layout.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Only one side is updated, while the other side still keeps the previous content.

4. Set different headers and footers for different pages

Feature entry: Page Layout → Breaks → Next Page Section Break; Header & Footer → Link to Previous

1. Place the cursor where you want to start a new section.
2. Click the Page Layout tab.
3. Open the Breaks menu.
4. Click Next Page Section Break.
5. Enter header and footer editing mode in the new section.
6. Click the Header & Footer tab.
7. Turn off Link to Previous to break the connection with the earlier section.
8. Enter separate header or footer content for the new section.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The new section no longer follows the previous section's header and footer content.
• What you can do next: You can set different chapter titles or page-number styles for different sections.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: After inserting a section break, Link to Previous is still on, so edits continue to affect the earlier section.

5. Add a header line

Feature entry: Header & Footer → Header Line

1. Enter header and footer editing mode.
2. Click the Header & Footer tab.
3. Open the Header Line menu.
4. Select the line style you want.
5. Adjust the line style and color if needed.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected line style appears in the header area.
• What you can do next: You can continue refining the visual combination of header text and the line.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: A paragraph border may be mistaken for a header line, and the removal method is different.

6. Remove a header line

Feature entry: Header & Footer → Header Line

1. Enter header and footer editing mode.
2. Click the Header & Footer tab.
3. Open the Header Line menu.
4. Select No Line.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The header line is removed.
• What you can do next: You can choose another line style or keep the header area without a line.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the line comes from a paragraph border or a manually drawn line, remove it with the matching tool instead.

7. Adjust header and footer distance

Feature entry: Page → Margins → Custom Margins → Layout

1. Click the Page tab.
2. Open the Margins menu.
3. Click Custom Margins.
4. Switch to the Layout tab.
5. Set the header distance from the top and the footer distance from the bottom.
6. Click OK to apply the settings.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The distance between the header or footer and the page edge changes.
• What you can do next: You can preview printing results or continue fine-tuning the page layout.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Only the body margins are changed, while the Layout settings for header and footer distance are not adjusted.