To delete an empty or blank page in Microsoft Word, you can use several effective methods:
1. Use the Go To Feature to Select and Delete the Page
- Click anywhere on the blank page you want to delete.
- Press Ctrl + G (Windows) or Command + G (Mac) to open the "Find and Replace" dialog on the "Go To" tab.
- Type
\pagein the "Enter page number" box and press Enter. This selects the entire page. - Close the dialog and press Delete or Backspace to remove the page
2. Show and Delete Hidden Paragraph Marks or Page Breaks
- Press Ctrl + Shift + 8 (Windows) or Command + 8 (Mac) to show paragraph marks and hidden formatting symbols.
- Look for paragraph marks (¶), manual page breaks, or section breaks on the blank page.
- Select these marks and press Delete or Backspace to remove them.
- If the blank page is caused by a paragraph after a table, reduce the font size of that paragraph to 1 to make it fit on the previous page
3. Use the Navigation Pane to Select and Delete the Blank Page
- Go to the View tab and check Navigation Pane.
- Click the Pages tab in the sidebar to see thumbnails of all pages.
- Select the blank page thumbnail.
- Press Delete or Backspace to remove the page
4. Adjust Margins or Paragraph Font Size for Stubborn Blank Pages
- If the blank page is at the end and caused by a paragraph that won’t fit, try reducing the font size of the paragraph mark to 1.
- Alternatively, reduce the bottom margin via Layout > Margins > Custom Margins and set a smaller bottom margin (e.g., 0.3 inches)
Summary
- Select the page via Go To (
\page) and delete it. - Show hidden marks and delete paragraph or page breaks.
- Use the Navigation Pane to select and delete blank pages.
- Adjust font size or margins if the blank page persists at the end.
These methods cover most scenarios for deleting empty pages in Word documents on both Windows and Mac systems
