In that case, you may find the macro in this WordTip a real timesaver: Deleting All Headers and Footers. (An odd-page header/footer, an even-page header/footer, and a first-page header/footer.) If you want to delete all the headers and footers in every section of your document, it is better to use a macro. Remember, as well, that if your document uses sections, it is possible for there to be three headers and three footers for each section in your document. The only way to get rid of the entire thing is to follow the steps as outlined. Thus, if you have (for instance) a header or footer that includes a paragraph border, that border is still visible after you use the Remove Header or Remove Footer tools. Then click on the Header button in the Header & Footer group. Show or hide the header and footer for a single page: Click in a corner of the document (so nothing is selected), click the Format radio button in the toolbar.
Move to the footer box, drag through any existing text andThe reason is simple-in my testing, clicking those options removes the header or footer text, but it doesn't remove the header or footer paragraph. Answer:Select the Insert tab in the toolbar at the top of the screen. Headers and Footers are text (and/or graphics) which appear at the top (for a. You may wonder why you don't just click Remove Header or Remove Footer, options available after you complete step 3 of these steps. On the Header & Footer (or Design) tab of the ribbon click on Close Header and Footer.Click your mouse on the Show Previous button to again display the header or footer for the section for which you want headers or footers suppressed. Again, make sure the Same as Previous button is not selected. Word makes it easy to work with multiple newspaper-style columns. As long as you are actually in the header or footer, only the header or footer contents will be selected.) Click your mouse on the Show Next button to display the next sections header or footer. It's easy to remove any headers, footers, or page numbers that you've added to your. (A quick way to select the entire header or footer is to press Ctrl+A.
Make sure you get all the contents, including the paragraph mark at the end. Go to the Footer and header tabs to disable (uncheck) the footer and header. Right click on the current (highlighted) style, likely to be Default Style and choose Modify. Select the contents of the header or footer. Click on the fourth icon ( Page Styles) from the left in the toolbar.Word displays the header or footer along with the Header & Footer tab of the ribbon (Design tab in older versions of Word). Click Edit Header or Edit Footer, depending on which tool you clicked in step 3.
Word displays a drop-down list of options. In the Header & Footer group, click either Header or Footer, depending on which one you want to delete.Position the insertion point in the section that has the header you want to delete.If you want to fully delete a header or footer in your document, follow these steps: