Can't remove or hide header on page 1

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bufossil

I am using Word 2007 on Windows XP.

I am trying to hide the header and footer on page 1 (the title page) of my
document.

I have tried the following:

1. In the Header & Footer Tool (with the header active on the first page),
click "Different First Page." Neither the header or footer disappear.

2. With the cursor in the header on page 1, in the Header & Footer Tool,
click Header > Remove Header. The header does not disappear.

3. With the cursor in the footer on page 1, in the Header & Footer Tool,
click Footer > Remove Footer. The footer does not disappear.

Any know what is going on? Thanks!

Tim Munyon
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

Are the First Page Header and First Page Footer empty? If not, empty them.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
 
S

Stefan Blom

The Remove Header command only seems to clear the contents of the *main*
header. To clear a particular header, the first page header in this case,
just select the contents and press Delete.
 
B

bufossil

The header and footer are empty except for the horizontal line that runs
across the page. That is what I am trying to get rid of on the title page.
The horizontal line appears in both the header and the footer.

Thanks!
 
S

Stefan Blom

Horizontal lines could be page borders, which you can remove in the Borders
and Shading dialog box.

If the lines are in fact graphics, you should be able to select and delete
them once you have activated the header and footer area (for example by
double-clicking the header).
 
S

Stefan Blom

Alternatively, horizontal lines in the header area could also be a paragraph
border applied to the header (footer) paragraph. Such borders can also be
removed via the Borders and Shading dialog box.
 
B

bufossil

Stefan:

Yes, I was able to remove the unwanted lines with the border tool.

Thanks!
 
S

Sol Marty

After struggling close to 1 hr attempting to resolve this problem, I came across these postings. Thanks so much Stefan because your expertise helped me to resolve my problem. What is not certain is "Why would a border appear in the headers and footers only"...quite perplexing to me.



Stefan Blom wrote:

I am glad I could help!--Stefan BlomMicrosoft Word MVP
09-Sep-09

I am glad I could help!

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Previous Posts In This Thread:

Can't remove or hide header on page 1
I am using Word 2007 on Windows XP.

I am trying to hide the header and footer on page 1 (the title page) of my
document.

I have tried the following:

1. In the Header & Footer Tool (with the header active on the first page),
click "Different First Page." Neither the header or footer disappear.

2. With the cursor in the header on page 1, in the Header & Footer Tool,
click Header > Remove Header. The header does not disappear.

3. With the cursor in the footer on page 1, in the Header & Footer Tool,
click Footer > Remove Footer. The footer does not disappear.

Any know what is going on? Thanks!

Tim Munyon

Are the First Page Header and First Page Footer empty?
Are the First Page Header and First Page Footer empty? If not, empty them.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

The Remove Header command only seems to clear the contents of the *main*header.
The Remove Header command only seems to clear the contents of the *main*
header. To clear a particular header, the first page header in this case,
just select the contents and press Delete.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

The header and footer are empty except for the horizontal line that runsacross
The header and footer are empty except for the horizontal line that runs
across the page. That is what I am trying to get rid of on the title page.
The horizontal line appears in both the header and the footer.

Thanks!

:

Horizontal lines could be page borders, which you can remove in the Bordersand
Horizontal lines could be page borders, which you can remove in the Borders
and Shading dialog box.

If the lines are in fact graphics, you should be able to select and delete
them once you have activated the header and footer area (for example by
double-clicking the header).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Alternatively, horizontal lines in the header area could also be a
Alternatively, horizontal lines in the header area could also be a paragraph
border applied to the header (footer) paragraph. Such borders can also be
removed via the Borders and Shading dialog box.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Stefan:Yes, I was able to remove the unwanted lines with the border tool.
Stefan:

Yes, I was able to remove the unwanted lines with the border tool.

Thanks!

:

I am glad I could help!--Stefan BlomMicrosoft Word MVP
I am glad I could help!

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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