MS Word, remove header if heading 1 is present

Question

Is it possible to disable the header on any page that has a Header 1 ?

Answer 1

The only way to do this automatically will be to write a macro. This is a bit beyond my macro skills, but this is the process you will need to follow as the only way to switch off a Header or Footer on a single page is by using Sections

1. Loop through each page

2. Check for a Header 1 style

3. Insert Section Break at top of current page

4. Insert Section Break at top of next page

5. Switch off Same As Previous for BOTH the newly created sections

6. Clear the Header of the current page

You may be able to get some help creating a macro on StackOverflow

You could also follow this process manually.

EDIT: In response to Comment:

Not quite - the "different footer and header" setting is only applicable to "odd and even" or "first page" e.g.:

page 1 has header a, all others have header b

or

even pages have header a, odd pages have header b

The only way to mix and match headers is to use section breaks with Same As Previous switched off

Answer 2

I have not tried it to see if it works, but in the "Replace" feature (as in Find and Replace) there is a way to search for a style including Heading 1. You could search by style and Replace with nothing or whatever you like instead.