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Headers & Footers

Different first page, odd/even, Link to Previous, and section-specific headers for Northgate.

Headers live in sections

Double-click top/bottom margin \to Header & Footer tab. Option Effect Different First Page Cover/footer unique on page 1 of this section Different Odd & Even Pages Mirrored book layout — odd right, even left Link to Previous Couples header/footer to prior section Footer PAGE fields belong here — not typed in body text.

Option	Effect
Different First Page	Cover/footer unique on page 1 of this section
Different Odd & Even Pages	Mirrored book layout — odd right, even left
Link to Previous	Couples header/footer to prior section

Troubleshooting: header wrong on cover

Symptom: Cover shows body header text. Investigate: Cover in section 1? Different First Page on? Link to Previous off on section 2 only helps body — cover needs its own first-page header cleared. Fix: Section 1 \to header \to clear text \to ensure Different First Page if body shares section (better: separate section break after cover).

Configure cover vs body headers

Goal

$Cover without header; body with school name header.$

$James Okonkwo adds this to NorthgateHandbook.docx as part of one polished student handbook, policy pack, and open-day collateral before families arrive.$

Section break after cover

Where

LayoutBreaks

Do this

If not done: end of cover \to Layout \to Breaks \to Next Page .

You should see

$Section boundary.$

Verification

Check your work

You are correct if all of these are true:

$Cover has no unwanted header text in Print Preview.$
$Body pages show school name (or planned STYLEREF).$
$Link to Previous correctly off where sections differ.$

Practice

Cover shows the same header as chapter 1. Most likely fix?

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