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Creating unique headers and footers?
I am looking for a word processing product that I can create a template with unique headers and footers that I can share with users who can only add text content but not change or delete the headers and footers. I looked at Word, but it does not have this capability. I am trying to convince my boss to use Google doc's but he is old school. I tried telling him that Word is old, outdated tech and very limited, but he asked me to check if there is another MS product that comes with our 365 platform that can do what I described here?
Word certainly can produce unique headers or footers that capture certain text from a page and display it. You do this using styles and a StyleRef Field.
See also:
- StyleRef Field in Microsoft Word - Tutorial Download Information
- The Importance of Styles in Microsoft Word
- StyleRef Field Tutorial
- Useful StyleRef tricks by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP
Your boss is correct. Google Docs is not a replacement for the desktop application Microsoft Word. It is a substitute that does not have the same features. (The same is true of the online app Microsoft Word.)
Wordperfect and OfficeLibre offer comparable features to the desktop application Microsoft Word although they are also different.
Word is not necessarily intuitive when you start trying to do more than a simple letter, though. To get the most out of Word I would suggest that you start by looking at Basic Concepts of Microsoft Word - from Shauna Kelly.
