, have you ever encountered such a collapse moment? The reports made to the leaders and the solutions sent to the clients are all carefully prepared, but the stubborn horizontal line of the Word header at the top of each page can't be removed, and the document looks unprofessional. Manual deletion one by one, dozens of pages of documents can make you delete to doubt life. Today I want to introduce this to you HeSoft Doc Batch Tool The [Delete Border in Word Header and Footer] function in the can perfectly solve your troubles.
Why do I need to remove the Word header line?
Scene 1 (Graduation Thesis/Tender Document): For a long document with hundreds of pages, the chapter title is inserted in the header. The default horizontal line makes the layout look very crowded. I want to remove it, but I find that the deleted text line is still there.
Scenario 2 (company unified template): the notice template and contract template issued by the administration, with the company LOGO and horizontal lines in the header. However, there are some internal newsletters that you want to use in a concise version, and you can't delete them one by one.
Scene 3 (Collecting and Sorting Data): Word data collected from different colleagues and different channels have various headers. The horizontal line is sometimes absent, which looks extremely inconsistent and affects the beauty of the compiled book.
Scenario 4 (Historical Document Cleaning): Sorting out old documents in the hard disk for many years, it is found that the header horizontal line format of many old documents is at sixes and sevens. It is simply impossible to manually clean them up in batches.
Many users know that double-clicking the header enters the editing state, but they do not know that the line is actually a "border" setting, and pressing Delete alone cannot delete it. This led everyone to search: "What if the horizontal line of the Word header cannot be deleted?". A single document is still maddening, not to mention the need for Word to batch delete header horizontal lines, which is really crushing.
Word Batch Delete Header Horizontal Line Effect Preview
Before treatment:
After treatment:
Method 1: Use HeSoft Doc Batch Tool To batch delete Word header horizontal lines
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Advantages:
1. Real out-of-the-box use: In the tool, this is an independent function button that can be found at a glance, and Xiaobai can easily get started.
2. Pure batch processing: Powerful batch processing function. All word documents selected will be processed at one time and can be completed only once.
3. Accurate format protection: intelligently identify and delete the horizontal line (border) in the header. All other contents in the document, including text, pictures, tables, other text in the header, page numbers, etc., will be kept intact.
4. Local processing, absolutely safe: all operations are completed locally on the computer, and sensitive documents such as contracts, reports and papers do not need to be uploaded to any network server, thus completely eliminating the risk of information disclosure.
Disadvantages:
γ HeSoft Doc Batch Tool ] needs to be downloaded locally to use.
Operation steps:
1. Download and open γ HeSoft Doc Batch Tool ], select [word tool] on the left, and then select [delete border in Word header and footer] on the right].
2. Click [Add File] at the top right, or drag the word file to delete the horizontal line of the header to the specified location to complete the file upload.
3. Click [Next], and the tool will start to complete the removal of Word header horizontal lines in batches. Prompts will be given in time after the processing is completed.
Method 2: Use manual operation method (Word built-in function) to delete word header line border
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Advantages: completely free, without any additional software, usually everyone is using the software, single document solution speed is acceptable.
Disadvantages: It is hidden in the "borders and shading" settings, which is extremely unfriendly to ordinary users. Most importantly, it cannot be processed in batches. Each document, each section (if the document is segmented) needs to repeat the tedious operation, processing 10 documents can make people spend a lot of time.
Operation steps:
1. Double-click the document header area to enter the header editing state.
2. Use the mouse to select the paragraph mark in the header (the small arrow).
3. Click the [Start] tab to find the [Border] button in the [Paragraph] function group (like an Oda lattice).
4. Click the small arrow next to it and select [Border and Shading] from the drop-down menu].
5. In the pop-up dialog box, see "None" under "Settings", click on it, and then click "OK". At this point, the current section header line disappears.
6. If the document has multiple sections, you need to switch to the next section and repeat steps 1-5.
Method 3: Use (Word built-in function) shortcut key/style to clear the header horizontal line
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Advantages: It is faster than manually removing the border dialog box, and is suitable for users who have a certain understanding of the Word style system.
Disadvantages: unstable, not omnipotent. It relies on the header horizontal line being generated by the lower border line that comes with the Header style. If the horizontal line is added by other means (such as a straight line drawn directly), this method is invalid. Similarly, it is completely impossible to batch process multiple documents.
Operation steps:
1, enter the header editing state.
2. Press Ctrl A to select all contents of the header (mainly to select paragraph marks).
3. Press Ctrl Shift N to quickly apply the "body" style and clear the format of the "header" style.
4. Check whether the horizontal line disappears. If not, this method is invalid and requires regression method 1.
Method 4: Use the online Word processing website to clear the line border in the Word header
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Advantages: No need to install software, open the browser can be used, more convenient and quick.
Disadvantage: You need to upload business documents that may contain sensitive information to an unfamiliar server. The function is usually very basic, the batch processing ability is weak, the upload and download time-consuming, and the "delete header horizontal line" function cannot be completed perfectly.
Operation steps:
1. Open the online Word processing website and find the document editing or format cleaning function.
2. Click the Upload button to transfer the local Word document to the website server.
3. In the web editor, try to find the header editing and border setting options.
4. Manually delete horizontal lines. The process is similar to that of local Word but may be more Caton.
5. After the processing is completed, download the document to the local.
Method 5: Save it as another format (such as. txt) and turn it back to remove the lines in the Word header.
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Advantages: can remove all formats (including horizontal lines), easy to operate.
Disadvantages: This is tantamount to destroying the document. All formats such as pictures, tables, fonts, colors, etc. disappear, leaving only plain text.
Operation steps:
1. Open the document in Word and click "File"-Save ".
2. Select the save type as "plain text (*.txt)".
3. Close the original document and reopen the txt file just saved with Word.
4. All formats have been lost, and the horizontal line of the header has disappeared naturally.
5. Re-setting basic formats such as fonts and paragraphs for documents is a huge workload.
Method 6: Use third-party Word plug-ins to remove Word header horizontal lines in batch
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Advantages: The function is integrated in Word, usually with a graphical interface, and may provide batch processing functions.
Disadvantages: You need to pay for the purchase, which increases the cost. Plug-ins may slow down Word to start and run. Its batch function is not necessarily specific to "delete header horizontal lines" and may need to be found in a bunch of functions.
Operation steps:
1. Install and enable the Kutools plug-in, and a new label will appear in the Word ribbon.
2. Look for the entrance of batch processing related functions under the Kutools label.
3. Add the Word documents to be processed to the list.
4. Select "Format Clear" or similar function in the operation options.
5. Perform batch processing and wait for the plug-in to complete the operation.
Method 7: Use macro (Macro) recording method to delete Word header horizontal lines
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Advantages: Once the recording is successful, it can be executed quickly in a single document, which is considered to be "semi-automatic".
Disadvantages: The recording process is complex and the fault tolerance rate is low. The user needs to perform the steps of deleting the horizontal lines accurately before recording as a macro. There may be differences in the interface between different versions of Word, resulting in the failure of macros.
Operation steps:
1. Click [View]-[Macro]-[Record Macro] to name the macro and assign shortcut keys.
2. Start the operation immediately: double-click the header, select the paragraph, and click the border to select "No Border".
3. Stop recording macros.
4. In the document to be processed, press the set shortcut key to run the macro.
5. If the document is divided into sections, run the macro repeatedly in each section.
Method 8: Use the Python python-docx library to clear the horizontal lines in the Word header
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Advantages: Free, extremely flexible and can be integrated into more complex automated processes.
Disadvantages: higher than the VBA threshold. You need to install a Python environment, install third-party libraries, and learn python-docx APIs. Handling complex formats, such as the legacy. doc format, can be problematic.
Operation steps:
Install the Python interpreter and python-docx library.
2. Write a script to open the Word document and traverse all sections.
3. Position the header of each section and clear its paragraph border attribute.
4. Save the modified document.
5. Write an outer loop and batch process all docx files in the folder.
Free methods (manual, style) cannot be batched and are very inefficient. Methods that can be automated (macros, VBA, Python) are extremely expensive to learn, and the average user simply cannot learn. Third-party plug-ins or online tools are either costly, risky, or functionally inappropriate. HeSoft Doc Batch Tool It is the best choice for your office to delete the redundant horizontal lines in batches, quickly and cleanly.