Different headers on each page of a Pages document

Here's how I worked APA format on a title page with running head.

1. After typing the running head and title, I inserted a section break instead of a page break.

2. When ready to type on next page, I unchecked "Match previous section."

3. I adjusted my header on page 2.

*Note that page number continues to advance, while title page header remains unchanged.

Hope this helps!

I found on my computer, if you click on the header you can change it on each page. There is also a place in Set Up under Sections at the bottom of the page that has a drop down to create a new Section either 'Starting with this section' or 'After this section'. Hope this helps. Also at the top there is a place under Headers & Footers to choose either 'hide on first page of section' or 'match previous section'. I believe if you deselect the 'match previous section' you can easily change the header or footer for each page.

Not correct.

You have to have section breaks on each page to not have the headers/footers be the same on each page throughout a section.

Peter

Why are you telling us how to use MsWord in the Pages Forum?

Particularly when it is essentially the same "separate each page with a section break" as was given above.

Peter

As far as I know, you either have to use a section break for each page, or use text boxes and manually place each header. Those are the only two ways to do it as far as I know.

By definition a "header" (same, btw, as in MS Word) is a common piece of text added to each page of a section. Same thing with a footer, which is distinct and different from a footnote.

Thanks - it's 11PM and I'm finishing a complicated resume that includes a cover letter (with logo in the header), the resume (with a custom header) plus writing samples, each of which has pictures and the publication logo in the header. Your advice was right-on and saved my career for the moment! It works!

Here is what I had to do:

1. First make sure your ribbon is turned on. In your Word preferences, you should see an icon for "Ribbon". Click on it. The first box under 'General' should say "Turn on the ribbon". Make sure it is checked. This is an essential step that most instructions leave out - I've had mine turned off for years and it took me a while to figure out what it was and where it was.

2. Once your ribbon is turned on, you will see tabs (Home, Layout, Document Elements, Tables, Etc). You WILL NOT see a tab called "Headers and Footers" yet...but you will in a minute.

3. If you are cool with the default header/footer style, you can skip this step. If you want to alter the way your header/footer looks, click on the tab "Document Elements" and choose from the variety of preset styles available.

4. Now you are ready to edit your headers. Click in the header area and type your first header.

5. Click on your page / close the header. Wherever you want your header to change, click your cursor at the end of the copy on the previous page and insert a section break, next page. You do this by using the drop down menu. Click Insert/Breaks/Section Break (Next Page).

6. Now that you've created a section break, go to the first page you want to change the header. Click in the header area. You will notice that in the ribbon, there is now a tab called "Header and Footer" that appears right after the "Home" tab. Click on this tab and you will see a box for "Link to Previous." Uncheck this box. Edit your Header and close the header. Your new header should be visible. Scroll up to see that the original header is still in tact in the previous section.

The clues are in the names: Page Break and Section Break.

Peter