How to Remove Footers in Word on Android

Microsoft Word is one of the most popular writing programs today. It allows you to edit your documents both on a computer or on any mobile device. This wikiHow article will show you the quick and easy steps for removing a footer from the bottom of a Word document on Android.

Steps

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    Open the Word app. The app icon looks like a white piece of paper with a blue W in the middle, and you should be able to find it either in the app drawer or on the home screen.
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    Tap on Recent or Open at the bottom of the screen.
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    Tap on the name of the document you want to edit. You can also tap on the button that looks like a piece of paper with a plus sign if you are starting a new document.
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    Tap on the
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    pencil icon at the top of the screen.     This will cause your keyboard to pop up so that you can start editing the document.
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    Tap on the
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    button above the keyboard.
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    Tap the Home menu. It's at the left-center part of the screen.
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    Tap Insert on the pop up menu.
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    Scroll down and tap on Header & Footer. This screen allows you to edit both headers and footers.
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    Tap on the
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    button again.     This will open the header and footer menu.
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    Tap on Footer.
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    Tap on Remove Footer. The footer will no longer appear at the bottom of the document.
    • You can repeat this process for headers if you need to delete these as well.
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Article SummaryX

1. Open the Word app.
2. Tap on the name of the document to open it.
3. Tap on the pencil icon at the top of the screen.
4. Tap on Home and then Insert.
5. Tap on Header & Footer.
6. Tap on Footer and then Remove Footer.

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