How to Make the Header Smaller on My Thesis

Microsoft Word 2003
1. Click 'View' at the top of your Microsoft Word toolbar. Select 'Header and Footer' from the View options.
2. Click 'Show Previous' or 'Show Next' to change the size and spacing of your header.

3. Adjust your header size until you're happy with the look of your thesis. If that doesn't make your header small enough, or the problem isn't your header but rather the text not being high enough, skip to Step 4.
4. Click 'File' then 'Page Setup.' Click the 'Margins' tab from Page Setup.
5. Decrease your top margin to '0.5' or smaller based on how you'd like your paper to look. Click 'Multiple Pages' from the Margins tab, then click 'Mirror Margins' to ensure all the pages of your thesis look the same.
Microsoft Word 2007
6. Click the 'Insert' tab at the top of your page.
7. Click 'Header' to open the drop menu, then click 'Edit Header.' This will open the header and footer toolbar at the top of your page.
8. Click the 'Down' arrow next to 'Header From Top' within the Position group. The size will typically be set at 0.5 inches; click the 'Down' arrow to make the header as small as you'd like it.
9. Click 'Close Header Footer' to save your changes and to exit out of the header and footer toolbar.