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. The 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. Click the small icon at the bottom-right of the Page Setup group.
Make sure the Page Layout or Layout tab of the ribbon is displayed. You may wonder why you don't just click Remove Header or Remove Footer, options available after you complete step 3 of these steps. To position the header or footer, follow these steps: Position the insertion point in the document section whose headers or footers you want to position. On the Header & Footer (or Design) tab of the ribbon click on Close Header and Footer.As long as you are actually in the header or footer, only the header or footer contents will be selected.) (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. Select the contents of the header or footer.Select the contents of the header or footer. If you want to delete the footer, click on the Switch icon in the Header and Footer dialog box. Go back to the previous page (page 2), click to select the watermark and press the Delete key to remove it from the page. Go to the next page (page 3 in this case) and repeat the above step 2 to 3. You will see the Header and Footer dialog box, and the header area of the page. Click the Close Header and Footer button under the Header & Footer Tools to close the header edit mode. Word displays the header or footer along with the Header & Footer tab of the ribbon (Design tab in older versions of Word). In Print Layout view, you can simply double-click on the Header or Footer you want to delete. Click Edit Header or Edit Footer, depending on which tool you clicked in step 3.
Word displays a drop-down list of options.