[Tex/LaTex] Remove underline of header

header-footer

I want to remove the underline of the header "NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION" in the following document:

\documentclass[conference,letterpaper]{IEEEtran}

\setlength{\headheight}{12pt}
\setlength{\headsep}{5mm}

\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{lipsum}% just to generate text for the example

\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\fancyhead[C]{NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION}
\makeatletter
\let\ps@IEEEtitlepagestyle\ps@fancy
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\title{The Title}
\author{Michael Shell \and Homer Simpson}

\maketitle

\lipsum[1-20]

\end{document}

Any suggestions on how to fix this?

Best Answer

The package fancyhdr provides the command \headrulewidth and you should redefine it to use a zero value.

So load the package first and use \renewcommand. Also there is the \footrulewidth command.

\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}

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If you don't set a proper head height, fancyhdr reports the following:

Package Fancyhdr Warning: \headheight is too small (XX.Xpt): 
 Make it at least YY.YYYYpt.
 We now make it that large for the rest of the document.
 This may cause the page layout to be inconsistent, however.

As such, the newly-set \headheight will be the same throughout the document. To avoid this, I've created the following minimal document that sets a consistent head height, adding a vertical space (gap) on the first page to simulate a larger header:

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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{fancyhdr,datetime,geometry,lipsum,graphicx}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%date in format Sunday, October 25, 2011
\usdate
\def\theday {\dayofweekname{\day}{\month}{\year}}
\def\mydate {\theday , \today}

%%%%%%%%%%return address%%%%%%%%%%
\def\myname         {Frank Thorne}
\def\mydeptname     {Department of Mathematics}
\def\myaffiliation  {University of South Carolina}
\def\mystreet       {1523 Greene Street}
\def\mycitystatezip {Columbia,~SC \quad 29208}
\def\myphone        {\textit{Phone:} (803)404-4057 (home)}
\def\office         {(803)777-4224}
\def\fax            {\textit{Fax:}(803)777-3783}
\def\email          {thorne@math.sc.edu}
\def\url            {\texttt{http://www.math.sc.edu/~thornef}} % NOTE: use $\sim$ for tilde
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%margins%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\geometry{
  margin = 1in,
  headheight = 13.5pt
}
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt} %controls how the indentation of new paragraphs behaves
\setlength{\parskip}{6pt} %controls the space between paragraphs

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%letterhead%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\fancyfoot{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
\pagestyle{fancy}%

\fancypagestyle{firstpage}{
  \fancyhf{}% Clear header/footer
  %%%usc logo
  \fancyhead[L]{\raisebox{\dimexpr-\height+\baselineskip}[0pt][0pt]{\includegraphics[width=2.5in]{example-image}}}
  %%%%%%%%%%return address on right%%%%%%%
  \fancyhead[R]{\leavevmode\footnotesize\itshape%
  \begin{tabular}[t]{l@{}}
    \myname \\ \mydeptname \\
    \myaffiliation \\ \mystreet \\
    \mycitystatezip \\ \email \\[\normalbaselineskip]
    \mydate
  \end{tabular}}
}

\begin{document}

\thispagestyle{firstpage}

\vspace*{8\baselineskip}

\lipsum[1-10]

\bigskip

\hspace{.5\textwidth}%
\begin{tabular}{@{}l}
  Sincerely, \\[2\normalbaselineskip]
  Frank Thorne \\
  \textit{Assistant Professor of Mathematics}
\end{tabular}

\end{document}

I've used geometry to adjust the page layout - it's just easier/more convenient.

[Tex/LaTex] Create header with left, center, and right aligned items

Please note that (very nearly absolutely almost) all questions should include a Minimum Working Example (MWE) or Minimal Non-Working Example (MNWE), depending on whether your question concerns how to do something or how to resolve an error. An MWE is code for a minimal but complete document which compiles when copy-pasted into an editor. An MNWE is code for a minimal but complete document which produces the error on attempted compilation after copy-pasting into an editor.

Also, Memoir has an excellent manual and, if you are using this class, there is no substitute for reading the parts relevant to your document. Memoir makes many packages unnecessary - fancyhdr is only one of them. It is also necessary to do certain things in your preamble and not do others in order for its layout mechanisms to work correctly. Presumably, you are using it because it produces good-looking output, but it will not do this if you don't follow the instructions carefully.

Of course, if you get stuck, people will be happy to help. But they cannot read the documentation for you.

\documentclass{memoir}
\makepagestyle{mine}
\makeevenhead{mine}{even left}{even centre}{even right}
\makeoddhead{mine}{odd left}{odd centre}{odd right}
\makeevenfoot{mine}{even left}{even centre}{even right}
\makeoddfoot{mine}{odd left}{odd centre}{odd right}
\checkandfixthelayout
\usepackage{kantlipsum}
\begin{document}
\kant[1-5]
\thispagestyle{mine}
\kant[6-10]
\end{document}

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