Delete header and footer content

If necessary, you can delete header or footer content in the selected section of the document. The following rules apply to deletion:

–If a document contains only one section, the contents of the headers and footers are deleted throughout the document.

–If you have created a different header and/or footer for the first page, the contents of the first page header and footer and the contents of the section footer need to be deleted separately.

–If the section is configured with different headers and footers for even and odd pages, the content of the headers and footers of those pages that are similar to the one selected for deletion is deleted. For example, when you select an even-numbered page, the contents of even-numbered page headers and footers are deleted.

To delete the contents of the headers and footers, follow the steps below:

1.Place the cursor on the page of the section where you want to delete header or footer content. In this case:

•If the section has a different header and/or footer configured for the first page, place the cursor on the first page to delete the header and/or footer content on the first page, and on any other page in the section to delete the header and/or footer content on other pages.

•If the section is configured with different headers and/or footers for even and odd pages, place the cursor on an even page to delete header and/or footer content on even pages, or place the cursor on an odd page to delete header and/or footer content on odd pages in the section.

2.Switch to the header or footer editing mode using one of the following methods:

•On the Insert tab, click  Header and footer and select Header or Footer from the drop-down list.

•On the Page tab, click Header or Footer.

•When working in macOS, run the Insert > Header and footer > Header or Footer command from the command menu.

•To delete header contents, move the mouse cursor to the top of the page. To delete footer contents, move the mouse cursor to the bottom of the page. When the cursor changes to or , double-click the left mouse button.

3.Below the header or above the footer, click Options and select Remove header or Remove footer from the drop-down list.