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title: "Remove Headers and Footers From Word Document Step"
slug: "remove-headers-and-footers-from-word-document-step"
tags: ["Word", "header", "footer"]
updated: 2025-07-09T15:32:48Z
published: 2025-07-09T15:32:48Z
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# Remove Headers and Footers From Word Document Step

| ## Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 5.0.0 |
| **Modified in Version** | 5.0.0 |
| **Location** | Data > MS Word |

The **Remove** **Headers and Footers From Word Document** step allows users to remove a Header and/or Footer from a Word document.

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## Properties

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Existing Headers/Footers |
|  | Keep Existing | The current Headers and Footers in the document will remain unchanged | --- |
|  | Clear All Headers and Footers | Removes all Headers and Footers in the specified document. | --- |
|  | Clear Headers | Will remove the Headers from the document | --- |
|  | Clear Footers | Will remove the Footers from the document | --- |
| Input File | Desired Word document to remove the headers/footers | FileData |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Done |
|  | Output File | Outputs the Word document | File Data |
| Failed |
|  | Error | Error message | String |

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