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How to Remove a Header in Google Docs

Learn how to quickly delete unwanted header in Google Docs to clean up your document layout and optimize page space

Operations
3 steps 1 min Community template
1

Open Your Document

Double-click the header area at the top of any page to activate the header editing mode.

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Open Your Document
2

Access Header Options

Click on the Options dropdown menu located on the right side of the header blue box.

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Access Header Options
3

Remove the Header

Remove header from the dropdown options to delete all text and formatting in the header section.(Alternative Quick Method: You can also clear all text inside the header and click anywhere back on the main document body to close it.)

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Remove the Header

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