How to Reduce the Header in Word 2007

Move the Header Up

• 1). Click the "Insert" tab.
  
  
• 2). Click the "Header" icon; on the drop-down menu, click "Edit Header."
  
  
• 3). Click the down arrow by the "Header from Top" field; the header will move upward, toward the page's top edge. Continue clicking the arrow until the header reaches the place you want it.
  
  
• 4). Click "Close Header and Footer" on the ribbon.
  
  

Change the Margins

• 1). Click the "Page Layout" tab.
  
  
• 2). Click the "Margins" button, located in the Page Setup group; then click "Custom Margins" on the drop-down menu.
  
  
• 3). Click the "Down" arrow by the "Top" field, under the heading "Margins," to set a new height for the header. If you set the field to 0.5, for example, then the header will take up only half an inch, instead of a whole inch.
  
  
• 4). Click "OK" at the bottom of the dialog box.