Format the Header / Footer Text Block in PageMaker

Format the Header / Footer Text Block

Following are the steps you have to follow to position and format the Header / Footer Text Block:

1.   Use the  pointer to select a text block in the story for which you want a header or footer.

2.   The command is - Choose Utilities > Plug-ins > Running Headers / Footers.

3.   At the top of the sample page, select the master or publication pages that have the guides you want to use for positioning purposes.

4.  Click or drag the Place icon to create a text block placeholder, and position it where you want the header  or footer to appear. To remove a placeholder, drag it off the page.

5.  Use the nudge buttons or the Position and Width boxes to finalize the placement and width of the selected placeholder. The position is calculated relative to the publication’s zero point, which is indicated in the page preview. The leftmost nudge buttons snap the placeholder to the nearest guide.

6.  From the Content Style menu, select a paragraph style with which to format the text that will appear in the selected header or footer text block.

7.  For Apply to, select a page range for the selected text block or select Each Page in Story. This determines which pages the selected running header will appear on. Use the Range text box to specify a contiguous range(type a hyphen to separate the lowest and highest pages in the range, such as 3-6), a discontiguous range  (type commas between the numbers, such as 1,2,7,9), or both. For example, “1,3-6, 10” applies the header or footer to pages 1,3,4,5,6,10 and all subsequent pages. 

8.  Repeat steps 4-7 for each running header or footer text block you want to appear.