How do I TOTALLY delete a header, not just its text? in Word Page Layout    |   |  Help   Search For:     In:   Office   Word     Word General Questions     Word New Users     Word Application Errors     Word Drawing and Graphics     Word Mailmerge and Fax     Word Page Layout     Word Programming     Word Tables              YHUMC 10/13/2005 7:50 AM PST   Question   In Microsoft Word I can find information about modifying headers and footers, or changing or deleting the text WITHIN headers and footers, but how do I delete the header completely?     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Charles Kenyon 10/13/2005 8:42 AM PST   Answer   In Word 2003 (and I think XP) you can't once it has been created. You can delete the contents and change the allowed margins. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "YHUMC" <YHUMC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:81AD5F34-60AD-4930-B59A-7031482A68EE@microsoft.com... > In Microsoft Word I can find information about modifying headers and > footers, > or changing or deleting the text WITHIN headers and footers, but how do I > delete the header completely?     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Tony Jollans 10/13/2005 9:35 AM PST   You can't. I'm not sure abou't 97 off the top of my head but certainly since 2000 every section always has three headers and three footers all the time. All you do is control their attributes and whether or not they are actually used. Even when not being used, they retain whatever content they had when they were used - well some do, some don't, it depends! In the Word object model each header and footer has the rather oddly named "Exists" property which indicates whether it is being used. -- Enjoy, Tony "Charles Kenyon" <msnewsgroup@remove.no.spam.addbalance.com> wrote in message news:#BCP$wA0FHA.2640@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > In Word 2003 (and I think XP) you can't once it has been created. You can > delete the contents and change the allowed margins. > -- > Charles Kenyon > > Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word > > Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of > Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide > > See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn > from my ignorance and your wisdom. > > "YHUMC" <YHUMC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:81AD5F34-60AD-4930-B59A-7031482A68EE@microsoft.com... > > In Microsoft Word I can find information about modifying headers and > > footers, > > or changing or deleting the text WITHIN headers and footers, but how do I > > delete the header completely? > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           YHUMC 10/14/2005 7:35 AM PST   Thank you. I guess there is some sort of logic in that, but it escapes me! "Charles Kenyon" wrote: > In Word 2003 (and I think XP) you can't once it has been created. You can > delete the contents and change the allowed margins. > -- > Charles Kenyon > > Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word > > Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of > Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide > > See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn > from my ignorance and your wisdom. > > "YHUMC" <YHUMC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:81AD5F34-60AD-4930-B59A-7031482A68EE@microsoft.com... > > In Microsoft Word I can find information about modifying headers and > > footers, > > or changing or deleting the text WITHIN headers and footers, but how do I > > delete the header completely? > > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Suzanne S. Barnhill 10/14/2005 9:02 AM PST   You are not alone. Most of us consider it a bug. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "YHUMC" <YHUMC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8C51766C-29DB-4968-ADFA-977E53C33954@microsoft.com... > Thank you. I guess there is some sort of logic in that, but it escapes me! > > "Charles Kenyon" wrote: > > > In Word 2003 (and I think XP) you can't once it has been created. You can > > delete the contents and change the allowed margins. > > -- > > Charles Kenyon > > > > Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word > > > > Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of > > Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide > > > > See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! > > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- > > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies > > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn > > from my ignorance and your wisdom. > > > > "YHUMC" <YHUMC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:81AD5F34-60AD-4930-B59A-7031482A68EE@microsoft.com... > > > In Microsoft Word I can find information about modifying headers and > > > footers, > > > or changing or deleting the text WITHIN headers and footers, but how do I > > > delete the header completely? > > > > > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Bruce Alan 6/28/2009 9:54 AM PST   "YHUMC" wrote: > In Microsoft Word I can find information about modifying headers and footers, > or changing or deleting the text WITHIN headers and footers, but how do I > delete the header completely?     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Terry Farrell  6/28/2009 10:33 AM PST   If the headers are empty, then you can go to Page Setup and set the Header (and Footer) margins to zero. But note that once an H or F3 has been created in a document, they will always be occupied by an empty paragraph: you can minimise its affect by selecting it and setting the font size to 1 pt and making sure that the Paragraph formatting has no space before, space after or line spacing set up. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Bruce Alan" <Bruce Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6F8A5201-15DC-4E11-BAFB-26A1D5D70886@microsoft.com... > > > "YHUMC" wrote: > >> In Microsoft Word I can find information about modifying headers and >> footers, >> or changing or deleting the text WITHIN headers and footers, but how do I >> delete the header completely?     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           jg1497 7/26/2009 10:28 AM PST   "Terry Farrell" wrote: > If the headers are empty, then you can go to Page Setup and set the Header > (and Footer) margins to zero. But note that once an H or F3 has been created > in a document, they will always be occupied by an empty paragraph: you can > minimise its affect by selecting it and setting the font size to 1 pt and > making sure that the Paragraph formatting has no space before, space after > or line spacing set up. > > -- > Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP > > "Bruce Alan" <Bruce Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:6F8A5201-15DC-4E11-BAFB-26A1D5D70886@microsoft.com... > > > > > > "YHUMC" wrote: > > > >> In Microsoft Word I can find information about modifying headers and > >> footers, > >> or changing or deleting the text WITHIN headers and footers, but how do I > >> delete the header completely? >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           jg1497 7/26/2009 10:33 AM PST   I tried your suggestion below and it didn't work. Maybe my prob is different: Whenever I create a new Word '07 Doc my header takes up half the page and my footer a good portion of the bottom, so by default my cursor shows up mid-way down the page. I don't want any Header or Footer. How do I create a new Doc without either? p.s. I've searched the entire program and cannot find a way to do this ! "Terry Farrell" wrote: > If the headers are empty, then you can go to Page Setup and set the Header > (and Footer) margins to zero. But note that once an H or F3 has been created > in a document, they will always be occupied by an empty paragraph: you can > minimise its affect by selecting it and setting the font size to 1 pt and > making sure that the Paragraph formatting has no space before, space after > or line spacing set up. > > -- > Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP > > "Bruce Alan" <Bruce Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:6F8A5201-15DC-4E11-BAFB-26A1D5D70886@microsoft.com... > > > > > > "YHUMC" wrote: > > > >> In Microsoft Word I can find information about modifying headers and > >> footers, > >> or changing or deleting the text WITHIN headers and footers, but how do I > >> delete the header completely? >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Jay Freedman 7/26/2009 10:56 AM PST   It's possible that your program's behavior isn't related to the header and footer at all. Go to the Page Layout tab and click the tiny arrow button in the title of the Page Setup group to open the dialog. Click the Layout tab. If the Vertical alignment dropdown is set to Center, that could be the cause -- set it to Top and click the Default button at the bottom of the dialog. While you're in that dialog, also check the Margins tab to see what the top and bottom margins are set to. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:34:01 -0700, jg1497 <jg1497@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >I tried your suggestion below and it didn't work. Maybe my prob is >different: Whenever I create a new Word '07 Doc my header takes up half the >page and my footer a good portion of the bottom, so by default my cursor >shows up mid-way down the page. I don't want any Header or Footer. How do I >create a new Doc without either? >p.s. I've searched the entire program and cannot find a way to do this ! > >"Terry Farrell" wrote: > >> If the headers are empty, then you can go to Page Setup and set the Header >> (and Footer) margins to zero. But note that once an H or F3 has been created >> in a document, they will always be occupied by an empty paragraph: you can >> minimise its affect by selecting it and setting the font size to 1 pt and >> making sure that the Paragraph formatting has no space before, space after >> or line spacing set up. >> >> -- >> Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP >> >> "Bruce Alan" <Bruce Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:6F8A5201-15DC-4E11-BAFB-26A1D5D70886@microsoft.com... >> > >> > >> > "YHUMC" wrote: >> > >> >> In Microsoft Word I can find information about modifying headers and >> >> footers, >> >> or changing or deleting the text WITHIN headers and footers, but how do I >> >> delete the header completely? >>     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           jg1497 7/26/2009 4:42 PM PST   It worked. Thanks Jay I really appreciate it ! You would think the program wouid give you the option to either turn Headings/Footers on or off... Thanks again ! "Jay Freedman" wrote: > It's possible that your program's behavior isn't related to the header and > footer at all. Go to the Page Layout tab and click the tiny arrow button in the > title of the Page Setup group to open the dialog. Click the Layout tab. If the > Vertical alignment dropdown is set to Center, that could be the cause -- set it > to Top and click the Default button at the bottom of the dialog. > > While you're in that dialog, also check the Margins tab to see what the top and > bottom margins are set to. > > -- > Regards, > Jay Freedman > Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all > may benefit. > > On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:34:01 -0700, jg1497 <jg1497@discussions.microsoft.com> > wrote: > > >I tried your suggestion below and it didn't work. Maybe my prob is > >different: Whenever I create a new Word '07 Doc my header takes up half the > >page and my footer a good portion of the bottom, so by default my cursor > >shows up mid-way down the page. I don't want any Header or Footer. How do I > >create a new Doc without either? > >p.s. I've searched the entire program and cannot find a way to do this ! > > > >"Terry Farrell" wrote: > > > >> If the headers are empty, then you can go to Page Setup and set the Header > >> (and Footer) margins to zero. But note that once an H or F3 has been created > >> in a document, they will always be occupied by an empty paragraph: you can > >> minimise its affect by selecting it and setting the font size to 1 pt and > >> making sure that the Paragraph formatting has no space before, space after > >> or line spacing set up. > >> > >> -- > >> Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP > >> > >> "Bruce Alan" <Bruce Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:6F8A5201-15DC-4E11-BAFB-26A1D5D70886@microsoft.com... > >> > > >> > > >> > "YHUMC" wrote: > >> > > >> >> In Microsoft Word I can find information about modifying headers and > >> >> footers, > >> >> or changing or deleting the text WITHIN headers and footers, but how do I > >> >> delete the header completely? > >> >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           jg1497 7/26/2009 4:43 PM PST   Thanks Jay - it worked ! "Jay Freedman" wrote: > It's possible that your program's behavior isn't related to the header and > footer at all. Go to the Page Layout tab and click the tiny arrow button in the > title of the Page Setup group to open the dialog. Click the Layout tab. If the > Vertical alignment dropdown is set to Center, that could be the cause -- set it > to Top and click the Default button at the bottom of the dialog. > > While you're in that dialog, also check the Margins tab to see what the top and > bottom margins are set to. > > -- > Regards, > Jay Freedman > Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all > may benefit. > > On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:34:01 -0700, jg1497 <jg1497@discussions.microsoft.com> > wrote: > > >I tried your suggestion below and it didn't work. Maybe my prob is > >different: Whenever I create a new Word '07 Doc my header takes up half the > >page and my footer a good portion of the bottom, so by default my cursor > >shows up mid-way down the page. I don't want any Header or Footer. How do I > >create a new Doc without either? > >p.s. I've searched the entire program and cannot find a way to do this ! > > > >"Terry Farrell" wrote: > > > >> If the headers are empty, then you can go to Page Setup and set the Header > >> (and Footer) margins to zero. But note that once an H or F3 has been created > >> in a document, they will always be occupied by an empty paragraph: you can > >> minimise its affect by selecting it and setting the font size to 1 pt and > >> making sure that the Paragraph formatting has no space before, space after > >> or line spacing set up. > >> > >> -- > >> Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP > >> > >> "Bruce Alan" <Bruce Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:6F8A5201-15DC-4E11-BAFB-26A1D5D70886@microsoft.com... > >> > > >> > > >> > "YHUMC" wrote: > >> > > >> >> In Microsoft Word I can find information about modifying headers and > >> >> footers, > >> >> or changing or deleting the text WITHIN headers and footers, but how do I > >> >> delete the header completely? > >> >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top         Return to Microsoft Communities   Notify me of replies