Add headers and footers

This policy document needs headers and footers. Add a left header with the department name 'Student Affairs' on odd pages and the policy title 'Attendance Policy' on even pages. Put the document title in the center footer and the page number at the right of the footer. Ensure the header on the first page is different (blank).

Before I publish this to the intranet, make the headers and footers professional and reviewer-friendly. Set alternating headers: left-header on odd pages with 'Student Affairs' and on even pages the policy title; place the document title centered in the footer and page numbers on the right. Make the first page header/footer different and tell me any spots where the change will collide with existing section breaks or footnotes.

I added headers to the main policy document, but the appendix should show 'Appendix' in the header and it inherited the main header. I don't know whether to break sections or unlink the header. Which people will notice this mistake, and what exact steps should I take so the appendix shows its own header while the first page remains blank?

Whenever I format long documents I end up with incorrect headers in appendices and front matter, then spend time tearing them out. I need one dependable formatting habit to stop headers and footers from propagating where they don't belong. What should I change in my workflow so headers and footers are always correct across sections?