Typically a running head appears on every page in the document; however, you can configure Microsoft Word to create a custom running head on the title page of the document only.

How to make different headers for odd and even pages in Word In long documents, especially when you’re viewing a two-page spread, it’s common to have a different header on odd and even pages.

You don’t have to take up space in your document for details like title, author, or date. Here’s how to add and customize headers and footers in Word.

If you run into a conditional header or footer request that you can't handle, take a look at Word fields. They're not magic, but it kind of feels like magic when they do what you want.