How to Remove Headers from Chapter Title Pages in WPS Office Writer
Question details
How to remove the header only from the first page of each chapter while keeping headers on the remaining pages.
- Product
- WPS Office Writer
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- A multi-chapter document needs clean chapter title pages without headers, while regular chapter content pages should keep their headers.
- Observed behavior
- The header currently appears on chapter title pages as well as on content pages.
Open the document in WPS Office Writer and use Print Layout view so section breaks and headers are visible. Identify each chapter title page where the header should be removed.
Insert a Section Break Before Each Chapter and Enable Different First Page
Use this when your document is one continuous section or chapters are not yet separated. It gives each chapter its own first-page header behavior.
WPS Writer treats headers and footers per section. By placing each chapter in its own section, you can clear the first-page header for that chapter without affecting the regular header on later pages.
The first-page footer remains separate, so copy any required footer content into the first-page footer if it should stay visible.
Click at the very beginning of the chapter title text, or immediately before the first heading of each chapter.
Go to the Page Layout tab, click Breaks, and choose Next Page Section Break. This puts the chapter in its own section without changing the document layout.
Double-click the top of the first page of the new section to open the Header & Footer tab.
In the Header & Footer tab, check Different First Page. Then click the first-page header area and delete the header text or image so it is empty.
Click Next Header or scroll to the next page in the same section and confirm the regular header still appears. If the footer should remain, copy the footer content into the first-page footer and insert the page number there directly.
Clear the First-Page Header in Existing Chapter Sections
Use this when each chapter already starts in its own section and you only need to hide the title-page header.
Remove Chapter Title Page Headers with Section Breaks in WPS Office Writer
Use Page Layout > Breaks > Next Page Section Break and the Different First Page setting in WPS Office Writer to hide the header only on chapter title pages while keeping the rest of the chapter headers intact.
- 1. Open the document in WPS Writer: Launch WPS Office, open the .docx or .doc file, and go to the first chapter title page.
- 2. Insert section breaks: Click Page Layout > Breaks > Next Page Section Break before each chapter title.
- 3. Enable Different First Page: Double-click the top of each chapter title page, open the Header & Footer tab, and check Different First Page.
- 4. Clear the first-page header: Delete the header content on each first page, leaving the regular header unchanged on subsequent pages.
- 5. Save the document: Press Ctrl+S to save the document. The file remains fully compatible with Microsoft Word.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the header still show on my chapter title page after enabling Different First Page?
Make sure you enabled Different First Page inside the same section as the chapter title page, not in a previous section. Double-click the first-page header, select the content, and press Delete. If the header is linked to the previous section, click Link to Previous to turn it off first.
Will this remove the header only from the first page of each chapter?
Yes. In WPS Writer, Different First Page affects only the first page of the current section. When each chapter is its own section, only that chapter title page is affected and the regular header remains on the following pages.
Can I keep the footer on the chapter title page?
Yes. After enabling Different First Page, go to the first-page footer and enter or copy the footer content there. If you need a page number, insert it directly using the Header & Footer tab.
Do I need a separate section for every chapter?
Yes. If the whole document is one section, Different First Page would apply only to the first page of the document. Insert Next Page section breaks before each chapter title to control them individually.
Does this method work with Microsoft Word .docx files in WPS Office?
Yes. WPS Office Writer supports .docx section breaks and Different First Page, so documents keep the same header behavior when opened in Microsoft Word.
