To delete an extra or blank page in Microsoft Word, you can follow these effective methods:
Deleting a Page Using Navigation and Keyboard
- Click anywhere on the page you want to delete.
- Press Ctrl + G (Command + G on Mac) to open the "Go To" dialog.
- Type
\pageand press Enter to select the entire page. - Close the dialog and press Delete on your keyboard to remove the page
Removing Blank Pages at the End or Middle of the Document
- Press Ctrl + Shift + 8 (Command + 8 on Mac) to show paragraph marks and hidden formatting symbols.
- Select the paragraph marks or page breaks causing the blank page.
- Press Delete or Backspace to remove these marks.
- If the blank page persists, try reducing the font size of the paragraph mark on the blank page to 1 point:
- Select the paragraph mark.
- Change the font size to 01.
- Alternatively, reduce the bottom margin via Layout > Margins > Custom Margins and set the bottom margin to around 0.3 inches
Using the Navigation Pane
- Go to the View tab.
- Check Navigation Pane in the Show group.
- Click the Pages tab in the sidebar.
- Select the extra or blank page thumbnail.
- Press Delete or Backspace to remove it
Additional Tips
- Check for section breaks or page breaks that may cause extra pages. Delete these breaks if unnecessary.
- If a paragraph has the "Page break before" option enabled, right-click the paragraph, select Paragraph Settings , go to the Line and Page Breaks tab, and uncheck Page break before
- Using Ctrl + Backspace can sometimes delete stubborn formatting marks that normal backspace cannot
These methods should help you efficiently delete unwanted extra pages in Word documents and clean up your document layout
