How To Remove Headers And Footers When Printing Or Making PDFs With Google Chrome [2026 Guide]

Removing headers and footers in Google Chrome helps present a cleaner, more professional document or PDF. I use this any time I want a tidy printout without extra page data like titles, dates, or URLs.

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Remove Headers And Footers When Printing Or Making PDFs With Google Chrome [2026 Guide]

Open the print dialog

Open the page or document in Google Chrome that you want to print or save as a PDF.
Press Ctrl + P on Windows or Linux, or Command + P on macOS.
You should see the print preview window, which shows how your document will look when printed, so you can adjust settings before you commit.

Expand More settings

In the preview, click More settings on the right to reveal additional options.
This section gives you control over paper size, margins, and the omission of headers and footers.
These elements appear by default to show the title, page numbers, dates, or URLs.

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Turn off headers and footers

Find the Headers and footers option in the expanded settings.
Uncheck or deselect this box to prevent these elements from appearing on your document.
This gives your document a cleaner and more professional aesthetic for reports or shared documents.

Review and export

Review the preview to confirm that headers and footers are no longer visible.
To create a PDF, change Destination to Save as PDF, or proceed to print directly.
Your output will follow all the formatting changes you just made.

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Final thoughts on Remove Headers And Footers When Printing Or Making PDFs With Google Chrome [2026 Guide]

Turning off headers and footers is quick, and the preview confirms your changes before you print or export.
Use More settings to uncheck the option, then choose Save as PDF if you want a clean digital copy.
This simple tweak helps your documents look focused and professional.