Hide page header or footer on first or last page of a paginated report (Report Builder)

Applies to: ✅ Microsoft Report Builder (SSRS) ✅ Power BI Report Builder ✅ Report Designer in SQL Server Data Tools

A paginated report can contain a page header and page footer that run along the top and bottom of each page, respectively. After you add a header or footer, you can selectively hide it on the first and last pages of a report.

Note

You can create and modify paginated report definition (.rdl) files in Microsoft Report Builder, Power BI Report Builder, and in Report Designer in SQL Server Data Tools.

To hide a page header on the first or last page

  1. Open a report in Design view.

  2. Right-click the page header, and then click Header Properties. The Report Header Properties dialog box opens.

  3. Verify that Display header for this report is not selected.

  4. In the Print options section, clear the check box for each option to hide the display on the first or last page of the report.

  5. Select OK.

  1. Open a report in Design view.

  2. Right-click the page footer, and then click Footer Properties. The Report Footer Properties dialog box opens.

  3. Verify that Display footer for this report is not selected.

  4. In the Print options section, clear the check box for each option to hide the display on the first or last page of the report.

  5. Select OK.

See Also

Page Headers and Footers (Report Builder and SSRS)
Pagination in Reporting Services (Report Builder and SSRS)
Add or Remove a Page Header or Footer (Report Builder and SSRS)