On Microsoft Word, is there a way to have the header on only the first page?

Answer 1

You can set up the sections before or after you begin inserting headers and footers.

1. Position your cursor where you would like a new section to begin
2. From the File menu, select Page Setup
3. Open the Layout tab
4. In the drop-down box labeled Section start, select New page
5. In the Headers and footers section, select Different odd and even.
6. Beside Apply to: select This point forward. Or, if you have already inserted sections in the document, you should select This section.

Answer 2

Yes type the header on the first line of the first page instead of putting it into the header section.

Answer 3

If you like you can manually type the header into the first page!