[Stefan Blom]

Select the header paragraphs. In Format | Paragraph, Indents and
Spacing tab, make sure that left and right indents are both set to
zero.

If you are in fact referring to header *height*:

Press the ¶ button on the Standard toolbar to display nonprinting
marks. See if there are any blank paragraphs (¶) in the header. If you
find any, delete them.

Another thing to check: Format | Paragraph, Indents and Spacing tab.
Reduce the values for Spacing Before and After.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"bootscootin bev" wrote in message
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the header area is too long and i am unable to make it smaller.
tried margins in page setup