Struggling With Microsoft Word for Mac

[Hicks.]

Hi guys,

I'm having trouble putting a footnote (name, student number, page number etc) on an essay i'm doing. How do you set up a custom footnote with this programme?

It took me ages to sort out the fact that it printed off edges of paper! Even though I selected A4 as a paper size, there was another tab that said I was using a custom paper size

Thanks.

 

[kretzy]

Just go into the View menu and then down to Header and Footer. All of your options will show up.

Alternatively you can just double click on the area above/below your margins and you will get into the header/footer.

 

[Hicks.]

Just go into the View menu and then down to Header and Footer. All of your options will show up.

Alternatively you can just double click on the area above/below your margins and you will get into the header/footer.

That's great thanks.

One more question... can you do the footer once and set it to repeat on every page?

When I right click to copy the footer there is only an option to add to contacts (my name)..

 

[mkrishnan]

By default, the footer (which is a different thing than a footnote) goes on every page with a document section. You do not need to copy/paste anything. So if you add a footer to the first page, it should automatically populate to all other pages. If you want a different footer on the first page, there's a button with a "1" on it in the header / footer toolbar.

 

[kretzy]

If you press the little button which has a page with # on it the page numbers will automatically insert. No need to copy and past headers/footers, they will be the same on every page unless there is something like a page number involved.

 

[Hicks.]

I must be stupid or unlucky because it's not working!

The footer toolbar is straightforward, I can see the page button with the No (shoot mac doesnt have that number symbol!) symbol on it but it doesnt populate onto the next page...

 

[Hicks.]

By default, the footer (which is a different thing than a footnote) goes on every page with a document section. You do not need to copy/paste anything. So if you add a footer to the first page, it should automatically populate to all other pages. If you want a different footer on the first page, there's a button with a "1" on it in the header / footer toolbar.

Ah ha here was the solution. If I put the footer on the second page it did populate. Doesn't do it on the first page for some inane reason.

Thanks again for your help fellas.

 

[mkrishnan]

Ah ha here was the solution. If I put the footer on the second page it did populate. Doesn't do it on the first page for some inane reason.

Thanks again for your help fellas.

It sounds like you may have accidentally already had a different first page header/footer set up. When I tried the first page of a document, it did all the pages automatically....

Anyway, though, Word is really not so bad once you become used to it. What did you use before? We're glad more or less to continue helping you...

 

[Hicks.]

It sounds like you may have accidentally already had a different first page header/footer set up. When I tried the first page of a document, it did all the pages automatically....

Anyway, though, Word is really not so bad once you become used to it. What did you use before? We're glad more or less to continue helping you...

I've only ever played about with Word 98 (I think) at work. Never seriously written anything! Just started a college course and the assignments need to be set out just 'so' for the markers.

I must have set up a custom one at some point. I usually work via trial and error to solve my issues, so i probably did it then.

I must learn some keyboard shortcuts for Word- may speed me up a little.

My next problem is with my Epson printer! Printing out in funny, dark colours

 

[iSaint]

You have to change your footer spacing in page setup, where you setup your margins. Set it to .7 for it to view and print properly. You should be able to do a print preview to double check.

Personally, I put all of my info in the header, right justified. Does your professor require that you put it in the footer?

 

[Hicks.]

You have to change your footer spacing in page setup, where you setup your margins. Set it to .7 for it to view and print properly. You should be able to do a print preview to double check.

Personally, I put all of my info in the header, right justified. Does your professor require that you put it in the footer?

The college course that I'm on have said that's what we need to do (i.e. use a footer). They've also specified font, font size, and margins- which I have set up correctly (for a change).

When I go into page setup I get this screen (see attached).

No mention of footers

 

[wrldwzrd89]

The college course that I'm on have said that's what we need to do (i.e. use a footer). They've also specified font, font size, and margins- which I have set up correctly (for a change).

When I go into page setup I get this screen (see attached).

No mention of footers

I believe the margin setting, along with the footer spacing settings, are in a subsection of the print dialog box, not in Page Setup (I haven't used Word in a while, but generally speaking, programs have similar print dialogs).

 

[MisterMe]

I believe the margin setting, along with the footer spacing settings, ...

No. It's the Format > Documents... menu selection.

 

[Hicks.]

No. It's the Format > Documents... menu selection.

Excellent! thanks for that. Gotta love this helpful place