I have a word document with 3 different header sections.

• In Section 1, I have one information, for example, USA.
• In Section 2, I have another information, for example, Brazil.
• In Section 3, I have other information, for example, Japan.

Sections 2 and 3 have the option "Link to previous" checked. However, the information in sections 2 and 3 still remain the same, that is, "Brazil" and "Japan", respectively.

What should I do to have all 3 sections with the same information, in this case, USA?

PS: Section 1 start in page 2.


PS2: I have the same situation for the Footer, but what I change in section 1, it changes for all sections.

Section 1 cannot start on page 2.*


References:

• Header/Footer Settings Recap
• StyleRef Field

Each section* in a Word document will have three sets of headers and footers:

• The primary header and footer set.
• The first-page header and footer set. (triggered by the different-first-page setting)
• The even-page header and footer set. (triggered by the different odd and even setting)

Those three header/footer sets will be present in every section, even if you do not have them displayed or set. Each header/footer set is independent of the others in the same section. A single page can have multiple sections, each with its own three sets of headers and footers.

The setting "Different First Page " is section setting that applies to both he header and footer as a unit. If a new section is created it will use the same setting for this as was in use in the previous section by default. It can be changed in the header/footer tools tab for that section. These are separate headers and footers from the primary ones, the ones that continue on the other pages.
http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide...ent_First_Page

The setting for different odd and even is for the entire document. Changing it in one section, changes it for all. Again, it applies to both headers and footers; it activates display of this separate set of headers and footers on even-numbered pages. The primary header-footer set is then displayed on odd-numbered pages.
http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide...m#Odd_and_Even

If you have multiple sections, in each section each header and footer can be linked to the previous section's similar header/footer or not. Thus each section after the first has six settings for link to previous, one for each header and each footer. When a new section is created, all of its headers and footers will be linked to those in the previous section. That can be changed by the user. Again, there are six link-to-previous settings for each section after the first.
http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide...m#LinkPrevious
Linked headers/footers means that what is there in one section is there in all linked sections. Each section can have six link to previous settings. The first-page header in section 2 can be linked to the first-page header in section1. This is independent of the link to previous setting for the first-page footer.


The StyleRef field can be used to change what shows in each header or footer depending on the content in the body where that header/footer is displayed. That way it can appear that you have different headers/footers throughout your document when in fact it is a single header/footer or linked.

* When talking about Word documents, the term "section" is jargon for a particular part of a document. it is not the same as a logical section like a chapter, although many users have each chapter as a separate Word section. A Word section is a structure that holds formatting of the page layout including headers/footers, margins, layout and columns. You can have more than one section on a single page.

Charles, thanks for your attention. My observations:

1 - Where's the StyleRef field? Should I use it to link the headers or footers? How do I solve this problem?

2 - When I said "Section 1 starts in page 2." in fact it means "Section 2 starts in page 2".

I gave you a link to information on the StyleRef Field.


You put it in linked headers/footers to display different information in different parts of your document. It depends on text in the body being formatted in a designated style.