How to Repeat a Running Head in a Word Document
Academic papers formatted according to the American Psychological Association's style guide -- which includes many, if not most, scientific papers -- require a "running head." This is a header appearing at the top of every page of the document, containing a condensed version of the paper's title and the current page number. In Microsoft Word, you can use the Header feature to add a running head without having to insert it individually, at the top of each page, and you can modify the first page to include the required text "Running head:" while every other page merely contains the title and page number.
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Instructions
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Open your document in Word. Click the "Insert" tab on the Ribbon at the top of the screen, then "Header," then "Edit Header." You will now be able to type content into the header which will appear at the top of every page.
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Double click the header of any page. Click the "Left Justify" button and type the running head of your paper -- usually a version of the title, condensed to less than 50 characters, all in caps.
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Click "Page Number," then "Current Position." Choose a page number style from the gallery that appears. An accurate page number field will appear in the header of each page of your document. Once it's in the header, highlight the page number and click the "Right Justify" button.
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Open the "Design" tab under "Header & Footer Tools," and check the "Different First Page" box. You will now be able to edit the header on the first page of your document without affecting the contents of all the other headers.
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Double-click on the first page's header, if you aren't already editing it. Add the text "Running head:" before the capital-letters running head. This is the only difference the first page requires from the rest.
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