Header, footer, or both
Add text to the default Word header and footer with left, center, or right alignment.
Add Header and Footer to Word
Add header and footer to Word
Add text to the default header, footer, or both across DOCX sections.
Choose a DOCX file to begin.
Add aligned header text, footer text, or both to a DOCX document while preserving existing default header and footer content.
Browse Word & DOCXFree browser toolNo account requiredDOCX → DOCX
Built around the task
Why use Add Header and Footer to Word?
The page stays focused on the problem you came to solve, with the useful details directly around the tool instead of getting in your way.
Preserves existing content
When a default header or footer already exists, the new paragraph is appended instead of replacing the whole part.
OOXML package editing
The tool modifies header/footer relationships inside the DOCX package while preserving document body content.
Three simple steps
How to use Add Header and Footer to Word
Start with the document or text you already have, complete the task, and leave with a usable result.
Add DOCX
Choose Files or add the content you want to work with.
Run Add Header and Footer to Word
Add header and footer to Word online
Use DOCX
Review the result, download it, or continue into a related workflow.
Add header and footer to Word online
Add aligned header text, footer text, or both to a DOCX document while preserving existing default header and footer content.
Know what goes in and comes out
Clear file and output expectations help you choose the right tool before you start.
DOCX inputDOCX output
A simpler way to finish the job
About Add Header and Footer to Word
Add Header and Footer to Word is built around one clear outcome: add header and footer to Word online. If you already have DOCX and need DOCX, this page keeps the action, the explanation, and the next useful steps together. You do not have to dig through a large software menu just to find the feature you came for. Start with the tool above, complete the task, review the result, and continue only when your document actually needs another step.
When Add Header and Footer to Word is useful
Add Header and Footer to Word focuses on one document job rather than surrounding it with unrelated features. That matters when you are trying to finish a small but necessary step quickly. Bring in the supported file or content, complete the task, review what changed, and then download the result or continue into a related workflow. The page is structured so the main action remains obvious from the moment you arrive.
Typical uses include school assignments, reports, letters, forms, office documents, client files, and shared drafts where you need to open, edit, inspect, convert, or prepare a Word document for the next person in the workflow.
Tips for better results
For Word and document files, use the original editable file when possible rather than a screenshot or flattened copy. Complex page layouts, uncommon fonts, floating objects, tracked changes, or application-specific features can behave differently outside the program that created them, so review the result before sending or publishing it.
Before downloading or sharing the finished file, give the result a quick review. Check the pages, text, images, order, formatting, or file size that matter for your task. If the output is not what you expected, go back to the source file and make sure it is the right version and format before trying again.
Continue the workflow without starting over
Document work rarely ends with one action. After add header and footer to Word online, you may need another closely related step. You can use Add Page Numbers to Word when you need to add page numbers to Word online. For a different next step, Add Signature to Word helps you add signature to Word document. You can also move to Add Watermark to Word to add watermark to Word online. If your goal changes, Redact Word Document is available for redact a Word document online.
If none of those matches what you need, browse the Word & DOCX collection for tools that work with the same document family, or open the complete document tools directory to find another workflow by task or file type. These contextual links are intentionally placed around the current job so every tool page can act as both a useful destination and a sensible next step in the wider document workflow.
Add Header and Footer to Word FAQs
Quick answers to common questions about this workflow.
Can I add a header and footer to Word online?
Yes. Enter either header text, footer text, or both, choose alignment, and download a new DOCX.
Will it delete my current header?
No. The tool appends to existing default header/footer parts when available.
Can I add images to the header?
Not in this version. The current header/footer tool adds text.