Footer To Appear On Each Page

Create a footer and use the automatic page number function of your wordprocessor to automatically number your pages in your footer. Start renumbering from the beginning of each section of the dossier.

• Create Footer: Create a footer after: Insert --> Header/Footer... --> Footer A --> Create.

• Create A Horizontal Line To Section Off Footer From Body of Text: Insert --> Line --> Horizontal Line --> Press "Enter".

• Determine Alignment: The default positon of the cursor is left alignment, where the cursor is on the extreme left space. To center the cursor, simultaneously press the keys: [Shift][F7]. To right align (move to extreme right) the cursor, simultaneously press the keys: [Alt][F7].

• Automate Page Numbering: Create automatic page numbering after centering the cursor in the footer: Format --> Page --> Insert Page Number... --> Click "Page" --> Return cursor focus to footer --> type " of " --> Return cursor focus to the dialog box (Insert Page Number) by clicking on "Total Pages".

• The footer should contain:

  • Horizontal Line (eg: =================)
  • Left Margin: Name of Author (eg: Student Stupendous)
  • Middle: Automated Page Number (eg: Page 3 of 7)
  • Right Margin: Assignment (eg: Horstmann Chapter 5 Programming Exercises)

• Create Footer: Create a footer after: View --> Header and Footer --> Switch focus area into a footer by clicking on icon (use mouseover to fine it = "Switch Between Header and Footer").

• Create A Horizontal Line To Section Off Footer From Body of Text: Format --> Borders and Shading --> Horizontal Line --> Choose style of line by clicking --> Click icon for "Insert clip" (use mouseover to identify this) --> Press "Enter" to move cursor to next line.

• Determine Alignment: The default positon of the cursor is left alignment, where the cursor is on the extreme left space. To center the cursor from end of left aligned text, press the [Tab] key. To right align (move to extreme right) the cursor from the end of the centered text, press the [Tab] key.

• Automate Page Numbering: Create automatic page numbering after centering the cursor in the footer: Type the word "Page" followed by a space --> In the floating tool bar, click on the "#" icon (use mouseover to find it) "Insert Page Number" --> type space + "of" + space --> In the floating tool bar, click on the " ⁺+₊ " icon (use mouseover to find it = "Insert Number of Pages").

• The footer should contain:

  • Horizontal Line (eg: =================)
  • Left Margin: Name of Author (eg: Student Stupendous)
  • Middle: Automated Page Number (eg: Page 3 of 7)
  • Right Margin: Assignment (eg: Horstmann Chapter 5 Programming Exercises)

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