Header and footer fields

• Microsoft Word fields are easy to insert and can be automatically updated.  For instance you could insert the date within the header of a document and arrange it so that each time you reprinted the document, the current date was displayed.  This would mean that if you printed the document each month, then the correct month would be displayed within the header.
  

• Click on the Insert tab, and from the Header and Footer section click on the Footer icon.  A drop down list is displayed, select the Edit Footer command.  You should see your footer text.  Click at the end of the footer text. Press the Tab key twice.
  

• Click on the Quick Parts button. 
  
  
  

• From the drop down list displayed select the Field command.
  
  
  
  

• This will display the Field dialog box.  This allows you insert a wide range of fields.  In this case select Date, as illustrated.
  
  
  

• Click on the OK button. Close the Header and Footer Ribbon and you will see your footer displayed at the bottom of each page.
  
  
  

• If you have time, have a brief look at some of the other fields that you can insert into your header or footer. 
  

• The Filename field is particularly useful as if you insert this into a header or footer and then save your document this field will record the file name.  You will find with a little experimentation that this field can also include the folder storage location on your hard disk.
  

• Save your changes and close the document.