The header and footer disappear because the header and footer you just
created are the Header and Footer for the second and subsequent pages. If
you insert a page break to create a second page, you'll see them again. If
the text you put in the Header or Footer is what you want on the first page
then cut it from the Header/Footer and put it in the First Page
Header/Footer. For more on this, see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Letterhead.htm and/or
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm

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"Nanodream" wrote in message
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I have checked the 'different on first page' option under headers &
footers
for page setup. Once I do that, the head & footer dissapear - even if the
document is only one page long. What am I doing wrong?