Deleting a Footer

Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated March 28, 2020)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003

When you create a new Excel spreadsheet, it contains page footers. If you want to get rid of the page footer, or simply delete a footer you previously defined, follow these steps:

  1. Select Page Setup from the File menu. This displays the Page Setup dialog box.
  2. Make sure the Header/Footer tab is selected. (See Figure 1.)

    3. Figure 1. The Header/Footer tab of the Page Setup dialog box.

  3. Using the Footer drop-down list, select the very top predefined footer. This appears as (none).
  4. Click on OK to close the Page Setup dialog box.

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