Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated January 19, 2019)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
When you create a new Excel spreadsheet, it contains page headers. If you want to get rid of the page header, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Header/Footer tab of the Page Setup dialog box.
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2022-02-03 16:05:26
Mark Isherwood
There is no such dialog as "Page Setup" from the File menu. I found that popup window under Page Layout menu>Sheet Options Section (clicked arrow for More) and got the Page Setup Window. Header and Footer are both set to (none), but they still exist in the Excel document.
2022-02-03 15:59:52
Mark Isherwood
There is no such dialog as "Page Setup" from the File menu.
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