You don't need a section break to set a separate header (footer) for the
first page. Just use the "Different first page" option in File | Page Setup.
You can even change the margins on the first page using the header. For
example, anchor a text box to a header paragraph and move it into the left
margin, pushing the text further to the center of the page. For more on this
see the "More complex letterhead" section of the article at
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Letterhead.htm.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Johann Swart" wrote in message
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Win XP Pro / Office 2002 SP3
I have a set of documents (±160) that require a different first page
(different margins and no header and footer).
For this purpose I have inserted a section break at the bottom of page 1,
and then inserted the header and footer on page 2 with "Same as previous"
deselected. Under File|Page Setup, "Different first page" is also
deselected.
The Style for the header has a double line below, and the footer has a
double line above.
On some documents-only on some-despite all my efforts (selecting the whole
header and deleting), an empty header and footer still appear on the first
page, i.e. just the lines. What else do I need to do to get rid of this
header and footer?