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Place the insertion point just after the final section break.Immediately press Enter or click on OK.Click the small icon at the bottom-right of the Page Setup group.Place the insertion point just before the final section break.Click the Close Header and Footer tool.
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(You can switch between the header and footer by using the Go To Footer tool and the Go To Header tool.) This ensures that the final section in the document has the same header and footer as the section just before it.
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