Guide/Part Three · Structure a manuscript

Headers & footers

A running header or footer holds one line of text, aligned left, center, or right, and can include live tokens like the page number.

1. In Draft, double-click the top or bottom margin of a page, or choose Insert ▸ Header or Insert ▸ Footer. A text box opens in the margin, with a small toolbar beside it. If the page already has a header (or footer), you get that one, whichever of left, center, or right it sits in. For a new one, where you double-click sets its alignment; from the menu, it starts on the right.
2. Type your text. To add the page number or the page count, click Page # or of #. They insert the tokens {page} and {pages}. You can also type {title} for the document's title or {date} for today's date. The title is the one in Document Properties; if that's empty, it's the document's name without .glass. The page, PDF, print, and Word exports all show the same title.
3. Use the toolbar to change the font, size, and alignment. The font and size apply to the whole header (or footer). Check Different first page (shown while you edit page 1) or Odd/Even if you need separate versions.
4. Press Enter or Esc, or click back into the page, to finish.