To use headers in Google Docs:

  1. Add text along with the headers.
  2. Select the text to be headers.
  3. Choose the header level from the menu in the toolbar.

Notice by default, you will see the navigation menu on the left margin. This indicate the headers used in the document.

Google Docs headers toolbar and the navigation menu


Once you create a table in Google Docs, make sure to add text at the top of each column that identifies the contents in it. 

a table in Google Docs with the header text demonstrated

Last modified: Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 8:19 AM