how can i make a google doc look more
professional or academic
to achieve this think about the
information you could add to the headers
and footers of your documents
some common options include page numbers
document details
company names and more not every
document requires info to be typed in
the header or footer
but in this lesson we'll talk about what
is ordinarily put in these margins
looking at the top margin let's insert a
header by double clicking it
another way is to go to insert
hover over headers and footers then
select either
header or footer
type the information you want to include
click the escape key on your keyboard to
close out of the header
or click below it now looking at the
bottom margin
let's insert a footer by double-clicking
it let's add page numbers to this
document
go to insert hover over page numbers
then select the style that you want as
you can see
the page numbers show up in the footer
now we'll include the page count
type of next to the page number then go
to insert
hover over page numbers
then select page count the total number
of pages appears next to it
what is typed in the header and footer
will show up on every page
unless you check different first page
your header and footer
now appear on the following page since
most professional and academic documents
follow similar formatting for the header
and footer
check with your manager or teacher about
what they'd prefer there
the process is a little bit different on
a mobile device
you'll need to have downloaded the
google docs mobile app
we can't see the margins tap the three
dots then select
print layout the margins are now visible
double tap the top margin the insertion
point appears in the header
type the information you want to include
tap the check mark when done let's add
page numbers to the footer
double tap the bottom margin the
insertion point appears there
tap the plus sign on the toolbar scroll
down to select page number
then select the style you want tap the
check mark when done
there are some limitations when using
the google docs mobile app
currently the page count and different
first page features do not exist on a
mobile device
we recommend using a desktop computer in
order to use them
headers and footers help frame your
document depending on the type of google
doc you are creating
it is up to you if you want to add
information to these sections
or omit them entirely
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