To delete a blank page in Microsoft Word, the most common method is to go to the blank page, click anywhere on it, and press the Backspace or Delete key until the page disappears. This often removes extra page breaks or paragraph marks causing the blank page. Here are detailed steps to remove a blank page:
- Click on the blank page you want to delete.
- Press Backspace or Delete key on your keyboard to remove any hidden page breaks or paragraph marks.
- If the blank page persists, enable the display of hidden formatting symbols by clicking the "Show/Hide ¶" button in the Home tab. This helps identify and delete hidden page breaks or paragraph marks.
- After identifying any breaks or extra paragraph marks on the blank page, select them and press Backspace or Delete.
- You can also use the navigation pane by going to the View tab, enabling the Navigation Pane, selecting the Pages tab, clicking on the blank page, and pressing Delete.
- For stubborn blank pages at the end of the document caused by paragraph marks that don’t fit on the previous page, reduce the font size of the paragraph mark to 1 or adjust the bottom margin to make it fit.
On Windows, another technique is:
- Click on the blank page.
- Press Ctrl+G to open the "Go To" box, type \page, and press Enter.
- Close the dialog and press Delete to remove the selected page.
For Mac users:
- Click on the blank page.
- Press Option+Command+G, type \page, press Enter, then close and press Delete.
These methods ensure a clean removal of blank pages in Word documents, whether they are due to manual page breaks, extra paragraph marks, or section breaks.
