To delete a page that contains text, graphics, or empty paragraphs, select the content to delete, and press Delete. You can also do this:
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Click or tap anywhere in the page you want to delete, press Ctrl+G.
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In the Enter page number box, type page.
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Press Enter on your keyboard, and then select Close.
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Verify that a page of content is selected, and then press Delete on your keyboard.
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Click or tap anywhere in the page you want to delete, press Option+⌘+G.
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In the Enter page number box, type page.
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Press Enter on your keyboard, and then select Close.
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Verify that a page of content is selected, and then press Delete on your keyboard.
To remove blank pages in the middle or at the end of your document, see Delete a blank page.
If you’re using Microsoft Word, you don’t want blank pages appearing in the middle of your document, or extra pages at the end.
These extra pages could be caused by tables, hitting the ENTER key too many times, unnecessary section breaks, unintentional page breaks, extra paragraph markers, and more.
You don’t want your Word document to look unprofessional because of this quirk, so in this article I’ll show you how to delete blank and extra pages in Word.
I will be using Microsoft Office 2016 in this tutorial, but you can follow along with any version, as pretty much the same thing applies to all versions.
How to Delete a Blank Page in the Middle of a Word Document
If you are working with a large word document and you are about to present it or print it, it’s a good idea to check for blank pages and an extra final page.
To do this, press CTRL + SHIFT + 8, or go to the Home tab and click the paragraph icon.
This key combination displays paragraph markers (¶) at the end of every paragraph and each blank line – basically, whenever you hit the ENTER key, and at the beginning of the extra blank page.
To remove these extra pages, highlight the paragraph markers with your mouse or trackpad and hit the DELETE button. If one of the markers remains there, remove it with the BACKSPACE key.
If you have the patience, you can also remove the blank page(s) by going to the blank pages and hitting the BACKSPACE key until the paragraph markers disappear.
Step 1: To delete an extra blank page that might get added at the end of your document, click the View tab:
Step 2: Go to the Navigation Pane. This will display a sidebar containing 3 tabs – Headings, Pages, and Results. Click on Pages to display all the pages of the document in the sidebar.
Step 3: The active page will be automatically selected. Click the extra blank page to select it and hit the DELETE button on your keyboard to remove it.
You can also remove this extra blank page by simply pressing the BACKSPACE key.
Conclusion
In this article, you learned how to remove blank pages in Word, so you can make your documents appear more professional.
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Today I’m going to show you how to delete pages in Word. Maybe you have unwanted content on some of your pages which you want to get rid of by deleting the entire pages. Or there are some blank pages at the end of your Word document that you want to delete.
In this post, you’ll learn how to remove a single page or multiple pages in MS Word using the methods outlined below.
The default option to delete pages in Word is to select and delete the content on the pages, then Word will automatically delete the page as well. Microsoft Word doesn’t deal with pages. Rather, it deals with the text (content) on those pages. Therefore, there’s no way you can delete pages in Word with a single action unless with the help of some VBA code which I’ll share with you soon.
How to Select and Delete pages in Word
This option involves selecting all the text on the page or pages that you want to delete and then delete by either using the Delete key or Backspace.
Without further ado, below is how you can select and delete pages in MS Word.
Quick Solution:
- Select all the content on the page or pages you want to delete.
- Then press Delete or Backspace to delete all the content
Word will automatically delete all the pages that were holding the content.
If you don’t understand the above simple steps, please keep reading below for further explanations.
Option 1: Using the “Navigation Pane”
In MS Word, one of the simplest ways you can select and delete blank or unwanted pages is to use the navigation pane.
It allows you to view the pages thumbnails, which you can select and delete with the delete key.
Obey the steps below to learn how:
- Activate the Navigation Pane. Go to the View tab and place a check mark on the Navigation Pane.
- Click to activate the Pages tab in the Navigation Pane.
- Select the page you want to delete then press the DELETE key. In my case, I’m deleting the extra blank page (Page 12)
As soon as you press the delete key, the selected page will get deleted.
Just know that in Word you can only select and delete the pages one after the other. You cannot perform a bulk delete unless with the help of some Macro which you’ll also learn later in this tutorial.
Option 2: How to select and delete the current page
In this method, I assume that you want to delete only one page in your Word document. You’ll learn how to delete multiple pages in the next section.
With this approach, you can easily delete only the current page.
Thus, if you’re not on the page you want to remove, navigate to that page and click inside the page.
If you are already on the page you want to delete, then let’s get started with the steps below:
- Press Ctrl+G or F5. Word will display the Find and Replace dialog.
- Click to activate the Go To tab.
- In the Go to what list box, click to
select Page (It should be selected by default)
- In the Enter page number field, type page.
- Then press Enter and close the dialog.
- Now every content on that page should be selected. Press Delete to delete the page.
NOTE: If there were pages after the deleted page, those pages will shift to replace the page or pages you just deleted.
Option 3: How to select and delete multiple pages
Using the Find and Replace, you can also select and delete multiple pages all at once.
This is particularly useful if the
pages you want to delete are many and consecutive, like page 23 to 30 (7 consecutive
pages).
To select and delete such multiple
pages in Word, the steps are outlined below:
- Press Ctrl+G or F5. Word will display the Find and Replace dialog.
- Click to activate the Go To tab.
- In the Go to what list box, click
to select Page (It is selected by default)
- Type 23 into the Enter page number field. We used 23 because that’s the page from which we want to start deleting. Thus, you can enter a different page number. It should be the beginning of the pages you want to delete.
- After typing the page number (23), press Enter.
- Press the Esc key to dismiss the dialog.
- Without clicking anywhere or pressing any key, press the F8 key once.
- Then press Ctrl+G or F5 key again to display the Find and Replace dialog.
- This time around, type 30 into the field labeled “Enter page number”. We are typing 30 because that’s the page to which we want to select and delete. Thus, if you are deleting from page 5 to 20, you will enter 5 for the first time and then 20 for the second time.
- After typing the page number (30), press Enter. You’ll notice that all the content on page 23 to 30 is selected.
- Press the Esc key to close the Find and Replace dialog.
- At this point, if you hit the Backspace or Delete key, Word will delete all the 7 pages (starting from page 23 to 30).
This is how you may delete multiple
pages in Word.
Option 4: Select and delete pages Using the Mouse
Another way you may delete pages in
Word is to highlight all the content on the pages you want to delete using the
mouse, then press delete.
To highlight or select an entire
page using the mouse:
Go to the page
you want to select and position your cursor at the beginning
of the text. Click and hold your primary mouse button (i.e.
the left-button). While holding the mouse button, drag the cursor to the
end of the text on the page, and then let go of the mouse button.
Bonus Tip:
If you are deleting multiple pages using the mouse to select, zoom the pages to
say 10% or 20% so that you can see many pages on the screen at the same time.
Then use the mouse to select the pages you want to remove and press the delete
key to delete them.
See screenshot:
Option 5: Select text using the keyboard
You can also select and delete pages in
Word using the keyboard.
To do so, place your cursor at the start of the page, and press Ctrl+Shift+down-arrow. Word will be making the selection by paragraph after paragraph until the last paragraph.
To deselect a paragraph, whilst still
pressing down the Ctrl+Shift, press the up-arrow key.
- Step 2: After making
the selection, press the Delete or the Backspace key to delete the text.
As soon as you
delete the text, Word will delete the page as well. However, if there were
pages after the deleted page, those pages will replace the deleted pages.
At times, you may not just want to delete pages, but some extra blank pages especially at the end of the document.
Normally, this extra page is caused by a non-removable end-paragraph that gets pushed down to a new blank page.
When that happens, deleting this page with the Delete or Backspace key won’t work.
Instead, you should format the
end-paragraph to fit into the preceding page.
The steps below will show you how.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+8 on PC or Command ⌘+8 on Mac. This will show all the paragraph marks in the document.
- Select the last paragraph mark on the last blank page
- Change the font size to 1 or 01 then press enter.
As soon as you change the font size
of the last paragraph mark, it will fit into the preceding page, deleting the
unwanted blank page.
- Again, press Ctrl+Shift+8 on PC (Or Command-⌘+8 on Mac). This will hide all the paragraph marks in the document.
Option 7: Delete specific pages in Word using Macro
By default, you can’t delete pages
in word with a single action; like typing in the page number of the pages you
want to delete, and then with a click on a button, the pages will be deleted.
However, with the help of some VBA
code, this task is possible.
All you have to do is type the page numbers into a box separated with a comma, then click OK to delete the specified pages.
Without further ado, let’s get
started.
- With the Word document opened, press Alt+F11.
This shortcut will open the VB Editor Window.
- In the Project pane, right-click ThisDocument under the project you are working on, then go to Insert→Modul.
- A Module window will appear. Copy and paste the following
code:
Sub DeletePagesInWord()
Dim iRange As Range
Dim iPage As String
Dim iDoc As Document
Dim iPageCount As Integer
Dim iArr
Dim I, xSplitCount As Long
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Set iDoc = ActiveDocument
iPage = InputBox(“Enter the page numbers of pages to deleted:
” & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & _
“NOTE: Use comma to separate page numbers”, “Delete Pages”, “”)
iArr = Split(iPage, “,”)
iPageCount = UBound(iArr)
For I = iPageCount To 0 Step -1
Selection.GoTo wdGoToPage,
wdGoToAbsolute, iArr(I)
iDoc.Bookmarks(“Page”).Range.Delete
Next
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
Here’s how the editor will look after pasting the above code:
- Press F5 to test the code.
If the code works fine, save the
Macro and assign it to a shortcut key or pin it to your Quick Access Toolbar.
The remaining steps will show you how to pin a macro code to the QAT.
- Press Ctrl+S to save the macro and then
close the VB editor window. - Right-click one of the tabs and select Customize
Quick Access Toolbar from the shortcut menu.
- Select Macros from the drop-down labeled Choose
commands from.
- Select the Macro you saved and click on the Add
button to add it to your Quick Access Toolbar.
- Click Ok.
Now you’ll have the macro available on your QAT. This is just a onetime process. The next time you want to delete pages in Word, you don’t have to go through all the steps, you just click on the macro icon from the QAT and Word will prompt you for the page number of the pages you want to delete.
THINGS YOU SHOULD NOTE HERE:
- Since the document contains VBA code, make sure you save it as a Macro-Enabled Document.
- Using Macro from the Quick Access Toolbar works ONLY for the Word document that contains the code. For this code to work in another document, copy and paste the code in the document too. But if you want the Macro to work in all your Word documents, you should consider creating an add-in
Bonus Option: Delete the current page using VBA Macro
This is a very quick way to delete
the current page in your document.
Using the steps in the preceding approach to delete pages in Word, you can use the macro below to save the day:
Sub
DeleteCurrentPage()
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks(“Page”).Range.Delete
End
Sub
You can assign this macro to a shortcut key so that you can easily delete the current page or pin it to the QAT as shown in option 6.
To assign a Macro to a keyboard shortcut read this guide.
Conclusion
You can use the options above to
remove pages in word.
However, if you try all the options on this page and still cannot delete some pages in your document, please let me know by your comment below.
Formatting Microsoft Word can get funky. Here are ways to delete a page in Word, including how to delete a page in Word Mac to manage invisible page breaks.
Microsoft Word is the most popular word-processing application for Windows and Mac systems. It allows you to write content professionally with advanced features to aid your work process.
But blank pages in a Word document can make an unprofessional impression on editors or potential employers. Yet, Microsoft Word sometimes create blank pages in a document. So, you should ensure to delete the these blank pages in Word whenever possible before sharing the document with anyone else.
In this article, we’ll discuss several basic solutions about how to delete a page in Word with step-by-step instructions regardless of your Office skills. This article applies to Word for Microsoft 365, Microsoft Word for Windows, Word for Mac, and Microsoft Word 2021.
If you want to delete a page containing text, graphics, or other content in a Microsoft Word document, or if you’re wanting to get rid of blank pages at the end of your report that won’t appear to go away, here’s how.
Let’s roll our sleeves and get started.
Jump To:
- Summary: Delete a page in Word
- Why you Can’t Delete a Page in Microsoft Word?
- How To Delete a Page in Word with Content (for Windows and Mac)
- Method 1. Hold the Backspace or Delete Key
- Method 2. Select the Page Content and Delete It
- Method 3. Remove a Page From the Navigation Pane
- Method 4. How to delete a page in Word — Delete Extra Paragraph Mark
- Word for Windows
- In Word for Mac
- Method 5. How To Delete Page Breaks in Word
- Method 5. How To Delete Page Breaks in Word
- Method 6. Use an Online Page Removal Tool
- How to delete a blank page in Word
- Convert Word to PDF
- Final Thoughts
Summary: Delete a page in Word
- To delete a page in MS Word that contains text, graphics, or empty paragraphs, you can select the content to delete and press Delete.
- You can also do this:
- Click/tap anywhere on the page you want to delete > press Ctrl+G.
- In the Enter page number box, type page.
- On your Keyboard, Press Enter > then select Close.
- Verify that a page of content is selected > then press Delete on your keyboard.
- Voila! You’ve deleted a page!
- If you’re using macOS or Word for Mac, here’s how to delete a page in Word Mac:
- Click/tap anywhere on the page you wish to delete > then press Option+⌘+G.
- In the Enter page number box, type page.
- Next, press Enter on the keyboard > then select Close.
- Verify that a page of content is selected > then press the Delete button on the keyboard.
Why you Can’t Delete a Page in Microsoft Word?
Word users sometimes struggle to delete pages, often ones that appear empty. At first, this may seem like an error in the application itself. In reality, the problem has simple solutions depending on its cause.
While formatting, you might’ve inserted a page break, which may be hidden from you until you enable visibility for special symbols. This creates a seemingly blank page or whitespace in Word. A similar thing happens if the text color matches your page’s color — for example, white text on a white background. The page will appear blank despite having content on it.
Some users also found text written in a formatted font barely visible. For example, a 1pt font size is incredibly hard to notice on the default zoom setting. If you simply can’t remove a page with content on it, our methods below will help you sort the issue out.
How To Delete a Page in Word with Content (for Windows and Mac)
Don’t give your mouse a workout trying to delete a persistently blank page. Follow our steps to eliminate unwanted pages, blank pages, or whitespace in a Word document.
Method 1. Hold the Backspace or Delete Key
An easy way to delete an entire page in Word is by holding the backspace or delete key to erase every character on the page. This can be tedious for documents with lots of content, but it works.
This method might also work for empty pages, as you might have spaces or other filler characters you can’t see but can delete. Simply move your blinking cursor to the end of the Word document, then press and hold the backspace key or delete key until the page is removed.
Method 2. Select the Page Content and Delete It
A quick way to remove a page in Word is using the Go To function. This is available on all platforms, making it an accessible solution that you can memorize for future use in all environments. Here are the instructions on how to remove a page in Word using the Go-To feature.
- Open the Find and Replace window using the Ctrl + G keyboard shortcut on Windows or ⌘ + option + G on Mac.
- Switch to the Go To tab. In the Enter page number input box, type in “/page” without quotation marks.
- Hit the Enter key on your keyboard, then click Close. This will select all the content on your page. Press the backspace key or the delete key once to erase everything.
Method 3. Remove a Page From the Navigation Pane
The Navigation pane shows a document preview and allows you to jump to specific pages quickly. However, you can also use it to delete blank pages in Word as well. You can easily spot a blank page and complete the steps below to erase them from your document.
- Go to the View tab in the ribbon displayed on top of your window, and then place a check next to the Navigation Pane option. If you’re using Windows, use the Ctrl + H keyboard shortcut to quickly toggle the pane.
- Switch to the Pages tab in the left panel, and click on the blank page thumbnail preview to instantly jump to the beginning of the page. If you’re deleting a page with content, locate it.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click once while holding the Shift key on your keyboard. This will select everything on the page.
- Press the backspace key or the delete key once to remove all contents and delete the page. This should help you remove the page from your document.
Method 4. How to delete a page in Word — Delete Extra Paragraph Mark
In some cases, invisible characters you can’t see by default stop you from deleting a blank page. Pilcrow symbols, displayed with the ¶ character, are used to mark where you begin a new paragraph. They’re not visible by default until you change some of your settings.
Here are the steps to make the paragraph symbol visible in a Word document, then delete it to remove a seemingly blank page or whitespace in your document.
- In most versions of Word, you can toggle the visibility of the paragraph mark from the Home tab in the Ribbon. Simply click on the button which displays the ¶ symbol until you start seeing the marks in your document.
- Erase extra paragraphs where you see the ¶ symbol using the backspace key or the delete key on your keyboard. After removing the last paragraph marker, the page should be deleted.
- If the Show/Hide toggle didn’t work, try these alternative steps to make the paragraph mark visible in Word.
Word for Windows
To delete a blank page in Windows, by making the paragraph mark visible;
- Go to the File tab and select Options. This is going to open the Word Options dialog box.
- Switch to the Display tab in the left panel.
- Click on the Paragraph marks check box in the Always show these formatting marks on the screen section. You can also turn every mark visible by checking the Show all formatting marks option to reveal more symbols.
- Change how document content is displayed on the screen and when printed
In Word for Mac
- Click on Word from the menu bar on top of your screen and select Preferences. You can also use the ⌘ +, (comma) keyboard shortcut to open the dialog box.
- Select View from the Authoring and Proofing Tools section.
- Place a checkmark next to Paragraph marks in the Show non-printing Characters section. You can also turn every marker visible by selecting the All option.
Method 5. How To Delete Page Breaks in Word
A manual page break you inserted may be stopping you from being able to delete a page in Word. Page breaks usually serve to create separate pages on demand, which may be left in while you alter and delete parts of a Word document.
Below are the steps to learn how to remove a page in Word when you have one or more page breaks in your document.
- Find the ———— Page Break ———— in your document and place your cursor at the end of it.
- Press the backspace key or the delete key to remove the page break. This should also delete the page it was on if the page was empty.
Method 6. Use an Online Page Removal Tool
No luck deleting the unwanted page in Word? Your last solution could be an online tool. Smallpdf offers a way to convert your Word documents into a PDF file and then lets you make edits to the converted file. This includes a way to delete any unwanted pages, white pages, and empty pages.
Here’s how you can use the Smallpdf Word to PDF tool and the Delete Pages tool to remove a page in Word.
- Navigate to smallpdf.com/word-to-pdf using any web browser on your device.
- Click on the Choose Files button, or simply drag your Word document into the converter and wait for it to turn into a PDF. The process will automatically begin.
- Once the conversion is complete, click on the Edit PDF button. You’ll be redirected to a new tool, which allows you to remove pages from a Word document.
- Click on Tools from the page toolbar, and then select Delete PDF Pages.
- Hover over the page you want to delete, and then click on the Delete icon displayed by a garbage bin. After deleting every unwanted page, click Apply changes.
- Click the Download button to save the edited file on your computer. If you want to convert the file back to a Word document, use the PDF to Word converter to change your file back to its original format.
How to delete a blank page in Word
Word includes a non-deletable end-paragraph that sometimes gets pushed out to a new, blank page at the end of a document. Wondering how to delete a page in Word — the blank page?
To delete blank pages in a word document, you must make the end-paragraph fit onto the preceding page. The most sure-fire way is to make the end paragraph very small (1 point).
Now, to delete a blank page in Word (including delete a blank page in Word for Mac:Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Word 2021 for Mac, Word 2019 for Mac, Word 2016 for Mac, Word 2013, Word 2010):
- Press Ctrl+Shift+8 (⌘+8 on a Mac) to show paragraph marks.
- Select the paragraph mark.
- Select inside the Font size box, type 01, and then press Enter. If you do this, the paragraph now fits on the preceding page, removing the unwanted blank page.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+8 again to hide the paragraph marks (⌘+8 on a Mac).
If that paragraph unfortunately still doesn’t fit on the preceding page, you can make the bottom margin smaller (Layout tab > Margins > Custom Margins, and set the bottom margin to something small, like 0.3 inches). This should work.
Convert word to PDF
Another way to delete blank pages is to convert word to PDF. Here are the steps to help you convert word to pdf.
- Go to File > Save As
- Pick a place to save the file > then choose PDF for the Save as type.
- Select Options in the Save As dialog box.
- Under Page range, choose Page(s) > then specify your non-blank pages. For instance, if page 5 of your document is the blank page you can’t get rid of, specify pages from 1 to 4.
- Select OK, and then select Save.
Recap: How to Delete a page in Microsoft Word
- Click or tap anywhere in the page you want to delete, press Ctrl+G.
- In the Enter page number box, type page.
- Press Enter on your keyboard, and then select Close.
- Verify that a page of content is selected, and then press Delete on your keyboard.
Final Thoughts
We hope you learned how to delete a page in Word. It’s not difficult, right? Now that the pesky page is gone, you can continue working on your projects.
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To delete a page in Microsoft Word, select all of the content on the page, then press Backspace or Delete to remove it. The page is deleted when all the content is removed.
If you’re wanting to delete a page containing text, graphics, or other content in a Microsoft Word document, or if you’re wanting to get rid of that blank white page at the end of your report that won’t appear to go away, here’s how.
Deleting a Page in Word
The absolutely quickest way to get rid of a content page in Word is to select the content on that page and press the Backspace key (Delete on Mac). If you don’t want to manually click and highlight the page’s text, you can use the built-in Find and Replace tool.
The first thing you’ll want to do is tap anywhere on the page that you want to delete. You can see the page number of the page you’re on by looking in the bottom-left corner of the window.
Next, press Ctrl + G on Windows, or Option + Command + G on Mac. You’ll now be in the “Go To” tab of the “Find & Replace” window. Now, type page in the “Enter Page Number” text box. Select “Go To.”
All of the content on your current page will be selected. All that’s left to do now is press the Backspace key (or Delete on Mac).
Delete the Blank Page at the End of Word
If you’ve ever wondered why there’s a blank page at the end of your Word document that won’t go away, that’s because the word processor includes an end paragraph that can’t be deleted. This sometimes causes a blank page to appear at the end of a document, depending on where the last line of your content ended.
Because this ending paragraph can’t be deleted, the only way to really remove the blank page at the end is to give it a 1pt font size.
The first thing you’ll want to do is show the paragraph marks on your Word doc. To do this, press Ctrl + Shift+8 (Command + 8 on Mac).
Now, select the paragraph mark. You can’t do this by clicking and dragging your cursor over it. To select it, put your cursor on the icon and give it a double click.
The formatting window will appear. In the “Font Size” box, type “01” and press the Enter key.
With this resized, the blank page at the end will now be removed. You can also safely remove paragraph marks now by pressing Ctrl + Shift + 8 (Command + 8 on Mac).
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Deleting a page from any digital document should be a simple task. However, Microsoft Word does not have a delete page button, so things are not as simple. This guide will come in handy if you want to delete the first, second, middle, last, or a blank page in Microsoft Word. Let’s look at how to delete a page in Word on a PC, mobile device, and the Web.
Content
- 1. Using Delete or Backspace
- 2. Delete Using Navigation Pane
- 3. Delete Blank Spaces and Page Breaks
- 4. Change Size of End Paragraph
- 5. Use Custom Margins
- 6. Remove Page Break Before
- 7. Convert to PDF
- 8. How to Delete a Page in Word for Web
- 9. How to Delete a Page in Word on Android and iPhone
- Unable to Delete Pages in Word?
- Frequently Asked Questions
1. Using Delete or Backspace
This is one of the easiest methods to remove a page from your Word document. Navigate to the page you want to remove, then use one of the following methods:
Remove Blank Page: if it’s a blank page, click at the bottom of the page and press the Backspace key (Windows) or Delete key (macOS) multiple times until the page is removed and the cursor moves to the page above it.
Remove Page With Data: if the page has data in it, select the content on the page manually using your mouse, making sure you select the right page. Press the Delete key on your keyboard to delete the data creating a blank page, then press Backspace (Windows) or Delete (macOS) to remove the blank page.
Select Current Page and Remove It: if you are unable to select the entire page manually, you can use the Go to function for that as shown below:
- Click anywhere on the page you want to remove.
- Press Ctrl + G in Windows and Option + ⌘ + G in macOS to open the “Find and Replace” pop-up window.
- Type “page” in the “Enter page number” box and click on “Go to” followed by the “Close” button.
- When the page’s content is selected, press the Delete key to remove the content, then use the method described above to delete the blank page.
Users are often unable to delete blank pages due to unwanted spaces, invisible page breaks, section breaks, whitespaces, the ending paragraph on the last page, etc. This can be handled by the following methods.
2. Delete Using Navigation Pane
- Click on the “View” tab in the menu bar and check the box next to “Navigation Pane.”
- Click on the “Pages” tab to view all the pages present in your document, click on the blank page thumbnail under the “Pages” tab, then press the Delete key to delete that page. Please note that this method will not work for pages with data.
3. Delete Blank Spaces and Page Breaks
- Go to the blank page you want to delete.
- Click on the paragraph icon in the formatting toolbar. Alternatively, hold Ctrl + Shift + 8 on Windows or Command + 8 on macOS.
- With the paragraph marker enabled, double click on the paragraph icon on the blank page to select it, then press the Delete or Backspace button to remove the blank page. You may need to press the buttons multiple times.
Similarly, you may see the page or section breaks on your blank pages. Select and remove them to delete the page.
- Turn off paragraph markers by repeating step 2.
Tip: to find section breaks, enable “Draft mode” from the “View” tab.
4. Change Size of End Paragraph
Often, Word adds an end-paragraph to the last page of your document for no reason at all. It isn’t easy to remove, as it’s an item that can’t be deleted. The trick is to decrease the size of the end-paragraph so that it fits on the preceding page, removing the last page automatically. Follow these steps:
- Press Ctrl + Shift + 8 (on Windows) or Command + 8 (on macOS) to enable paragraph marks.
- Select the paragraph mark on the last page. You may need to double-click to select it. Make the font size “01” in the formatting window and press the Enter key to move the paragraph to the preceding page, thus removing the last page. Hide the paragraph marks using the shortcuts mentioned in step 1.
5. Use Custom Margins
If the end paragraph doesn’t move to the previous page using the method described above, you must adjust the bottom margin size and make it smaller. That will fit the end-paragraph on the preceding page while removing the last page.
- Go to the “Layout” tab in your document.
- Click on “Margins” followed by “Custom Margins.”
- The Page setup window will open. Keep the “Bottom” margin value something small, such as 0.3, and press the Enter key. Follow this by trying the above method.
Tip: in the Page setup window, go to the “Layout” tab and make sure “New page” is selected in the “Section start” drop-down box.
6. Remove Page Break Before
If the paragraph mark shows a square bullet next to it, you will need to disable the “Page break before” option in settings.
- Enable the paragraph marks using Ctrl + Shift + 8 on Windows or Command + 8 on macOS.
- Right-click on the paragraph mark and select the “Paragraph” option.
- Go to the “Line and Page breaks” tab at the top. Uncheck the box next to “Page break before” and click “OK.”
7. Convert to PDF
If none of the methods above work to remove the last blank page, you should save it as a PDF document. This method will be especially useful in documents such as resumés.
- In your Word document, go to “File -> Save as” and choose the location to save your PDF.
- When the “Save as” window shows up, select “PDF” from the “Save as type” drop-down box and click the “Options” button.
- Under the “Page range” section, click on “Page(s)” and enter the page range you want to keep in your document. For instance, if page 10 of your document is the last blank page, type “1” in “From” and “9” in “To.” Press “OK” followed by “Save.”
Tip: read on to learn how to convert a PDF to a Word document.
To remove a page in Word for the Web, use PC method 1 above, i.e., using the Backspace key. However, if you are unable to delete the page using that method due to section or page breaks, you must open it in the Word desktop application.
For that, click on the “Editing” button in your online document and select “Open in desktop app,” then use the methods described above to delete a page.
9. How to Delete a Page in Word on Android and iPhone
On the Word mobile apps, press the Backspace key multiple times on blank pages until the cursor moves to the preceding page. That will delete the blank page.
If your page contains content, you must select the content and delete it using the Cut tool. To do so, follow these steps:
- Long-press on the screen to go into selection mode. You will find two markers on the screen. Use them to first select the content you want to remove.
- Tap on the Cut (Scissors) icon in the menu. Typically, that should delete the page as well.
- If you are left with a blank page, tap the bottom of the page, then use the Backspace or Delete key to delete the page.
Unable to Delete Pages in Word?
If you are unable to delete pages in Word or the methods seem daunting, use the following two methods that work on all platforms.
Delete Page Using Online Tools
You can use an online tool like Aspose to remove blank pages from Word documents. Open this link in a browser and add the Word file. Mention the pages to remove in the available box and click “Remove pages.”
Create New Document
If you have fewer pages in your Word document, you should create a new document that does not contain any blank or unwanted pages. For that, copy content from each page manually to the new Word document without copying the blank or unwanted pages.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How can I recover a deleted Word page?
If you accidentally deleted the wrong page, use Ctrl + Z on Windows and Command + Z on macOS to recover the deleted page.
2. How can I delete multiple pages in Word?
Select the required pages in the document and click the Delete key, followed by the Backspace key to delete the blank page.
While you are removing content, find out how to delete images from Word. You may also want to learn how to convert Google Docs to Word and vice versa.
Mehvish Mushtaq
Mehvish is a tech lover from Kashmir. With a degree in computer engineering, she’s always been happy to help anyone who finds technology challenging. She’s been writing about technology for over six years, and her favorite topics include how-to guides, explainers, tips and tricks for Android, iOS/iPadOS, Windows, social media, and web apps.
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Это легко сделать разными способами.
Довольно часто из‑за ошибок вёрстки, а также незнания особенностей форматирования в документах появляются пустые страницы, которые нужно удалить. Следует понимать, что листы на самом деле не пустые, они содержат скрытые символы. Кроме того, Word не позволяет целиком удалить сами страницы и, чтобы избавиться от них, необходимо стереть их содержимое, даже если его и не видно. Только тогда ненужные листы наконец пропадут.
Можно действовать разными способами в зависимости от ситуации. Рассмотрим несколько проверенных вариантов.
1. Как удалить страницу в Word через область навигации
Для быстрого определения пустых страниц и перехода к ним удобно использовать область навигации Word. Выбрав лист из превью, вам нужно выделить и удалить его содержимое.
Для этого включите отображение превью страниц, перейдя на вкладку «Вид», а затем кликнув «Отображение» → «Область навигации». Или просто нажмите Ctrl + F на клавиатуре.
Найдите пустой лист в появившейся слева панели, кликните по нему, а затем выделите содержимое страницы, зажав левую кнопку мыши. Нажмите клавишу Delete или Backspace.
Пустая страница исчезнет, а её место займёт следующая.
2. Как удалить страницу в Word через поиск
Данный вариант во многом похож на предыдущий, но вам не придётся вручную выделять содержимое листа. Это может быть полезно, например, при использовании в документе мелкого шрифта.
Перейдите на пустой лист и нажмите Ctrl + G. Затем в открывшемся меню кликните «Страница», вбейте в поле ввода page и кликните Enter или по кнопке «Перейти».
Это выделит весь текст и другое содержимое страницы, после чего вам останется только закрыть окошко и нажать Delete.
Пустой лист исчезнет.
3. Как удалить страницу в Word, убрав скрытые символы
Если содержимое страницы нельзя выделить, значит, на ней используются специальные символы форматирования вроде абзацев, разрывов страниц и другого. В этом случае необходимо сначала включить их отображение — и затем удалить.
Для этого на вкладке «Главная» кликните по кнопке, напоминающей прописную букву «П», или просто нажмите Shift + Ctrl + 8 на клавиатуре.
Теперь, когда скрытые символы видны, выделите их мышью и удалите, нажав Delete или Backspace.
После этого следующая страница займёт место пустой.
4. Как удалить страницу в Word через изменение типа разрыва
Иногда пустые листы возникают из‑за неправильно выбранного разрыва — места, обозначающего переход к следующему разделу. Если указан разрыв с чётной или нечётной страницы, то при его удалении форматирование может сдвинуться и структура документа нарушится. В этом случае достаточно выбрать правильные настройки.
На вкладке «Главная» включите отображение специальных знаков или просто нажмите Shift + Ctrl + 8. Найдите разрыв с нечётной или чётной страницы и дважды кликните по нему.
В открывшемся окне установите для пункта «Начать раздел» вариант «На текущей странице» и нажмите OK. Это удалит пустой лист.
5. Как удалить страницу в Word через уменьшение шрифта
Упомянутые выше скрытые символы не видны, но занимают место на странице. Поэтому могут возникать ситуации, когда из‑за одного лишь знака абзаца в конце документа появляется пустая страница. Эту проблему легко решить, уменьшив размер скрытого символа, чтобы он поместился на предыдущем листе.
Сначала включите показ всех знаков нажатием одноимённой кнопки на вкладке «Главная» или сочетания Shift + Ctrl + 8. Затем выделите символ абзаца в конце, установите для него размер шрифта в 1 пункт и кликните Enter.
Пустая страница исчезнет.
6. Как удалить страницу в Word через экспорт в PDF
Если дальнейшее редактирование не предполагается и вам нужно лишь распечатать документ без пустых страниц, то рабочим вариантом будет экспорт в PDF. В процессе можно выбрать диапазон листов и просто не включать пустые, избавившись таким образом от них.
Запомните, какие страницы являются пустыми, и откройте меню «Файл».
Кликните «Создать документ PDF/XPS» и затем «Создать PDF/XPS».
Нажмите «Параметры» и в открывшемся окне укажите диапазон страниц с текстом, за исключением пустых, и кликните OK.
Присвойте документу имя, выберите папку сохранения и нажмите «Опубликовать».
Most of us – whether students, office employees, artists or scientists – utilize Microsoft Office, and more specifically, Microsoft Word, in our daily lives. It’s practically everyone’s go-to software suite for productivity, and for good reason. Its roster of applications are extremely reliable and very powerful productivity tools that serve many purposes.
Yet a huge percentage of its users don’t realize just how powerful they are. Let’s take Microsoft Word, for example. While it is designed to make word processing feel more like a stroll on the beach rather than a tedious task with its buttons, automated functions and shortcuts, many users barely know – let alone, use – most of them. And so they end up taking too many steps and a longer time than necessary to do the more complex tasks.
When deleting a page in Word, for example, some users end up giving their mouse or backspace button a bit of a workout, all because they aren’t aware that there’s a more seamless way to do it.
If you’re one of those folks, you’ve come to the right place. Today, we’re going to show you several more efficient ways to delete a page in Word, whether you’re a Windows 10 or a Mac user, because honestly, your backspace key needs a vacation.
How to delete a page in Word on Windows 10
There are a couple of easier ways to delete an entire page in Word. Mind you, there’s no button you can just click on to magically delete a page. As useful as that would be, we’re sure Microsoft has its reasons for not making that available. Still, there are better, not to mention more professional, ways other than holding your backspace key.
Method #1: Go To function
Microsoft Word’s Go To function lets your cursor jump, instead of scroll, to a page, section, line or footnote you specify, primarily to save you time. Think of it as teleportation – instead of you walking to a store to buy a soda, you simply disappear from your current location and appear at your destination.
When you want to delete a page in Word, the Go To function not only ‘teleports’ your cursor to the page you want to delete, but it also lets you highlight the contents of the page, essentially priming it for deletion.
Step 1: On the Home tab, click on the Find drop down button and select Go To. Or simply press Ctrl+G.
This should open the Go To tab in the Find and Replace dialog box.
Step 2: Type in the page number in the Enter page number text box and click Go To.
There, you can jump to the page you want to delete by typing in its page number. If you don’t know its specific page number, you can also type in + or – to jump from the page you’re currently on to the page you’d like to delete. For example, if you’re on page 1 and the page you’d like to delete is four pages down, you simply type +4. Then click on the Go To button. Doing so will take you to that page you specified.
Step 3: Type “page” then click Go To to highlight the whole page. Click Close once highlighted.
Typing the text “page” in the Enter page number text box and clicking Go To essentially highlights the entire page you wish to delete.
Step 4: Press backspace or delete to delete the page.
When the whole page has been highlighted, you’re free to simply press the backspace or delete button once. This effectively deletes the whole page.
Method #2: Navigation Pane (for blank pages)
Using the Navigation Pane’s Thumbnails Pane tab allows you to preview and quickly scroll through your document’s pages by giving you access to their thumbnails. This feature lets you breeze through your document, quickly locate the page you want to delete and double click on it so you can jump to the actual page.
This method is especially useful when you inadvertently created a bunch of blank documents, whether by accidentally holding the Space Bar or adding a page break. The Navigation Pane lets you easily determine which pages are blank and therefore need deletion.
Step 1: Go to the View tab and tick off the Navigation Pane box or simply press Ctrl+H and click on the Pages tab in the Navigation Pane.
Opening the Navigation Pane, usually tethered on the left-hand side of the application window, and clicking on the Pages tab will display the thumbnails of your document pages in order.
Step 2: Scroll through the pages, then find and double click on the blank page you’d like to delete.
This should take you to the beginning of the selected page.
Step 3: Press Ctrl+Shift+8 to show the paragraph marks. If it’s an extra paragraph (or five) that caused the blank page to appear, simply press delete until the page is completely deleted, which shouldn’t take a lot of time. If the blank page was caused by a Page Break, simply select page break and press backspace.
How to delete a page in Word on Mac
Deleting a page in Word on Mac is very similar to when you’re doing it on a PC. There are, however, a few glaring differences primarily because of MacOS’s distinct set of shortcut keys as well as the application’s slightly different user interface.
Method #1: Go To function
If you haven’t read the section for Windows 10, then let’s do a quick refresher. The Go To function lets your cursor jump, instead of scroll, to a page, section or line you specify, as if teleporting the cursor to that location to save you time.
The Go To function not only ‘teleports’ your cursor to the page you want to delete, but it also lets you highlight the contents of the page, getting it ready for deletion.
Step 1: On the Main Menu, go to Edit > Find and select Go To. Or simply press Fn+Cmd+G.
This should open the Go To tab in the Find and Replace dialog box.
Step 2: Type in the page number in the Enter page number text box and click Go To.
You can jump to the page you want to delete by typing in its page number. If you don’t know the page number, you can also type in + or – to jump from the current page to the one you’re looking for. For example, if you’re on page 1 and the page you’d like to delete is four pages down, you simply type +4.
Step 3: Type ‘page’ then click Go To in order to highlight the whole page. Click Close once the text is highlighted.
Typing the text ‘page’ in the Enter page number text box and clicking Go To essentially highlights the entire page you wish to delete.
Step 4: Press delete to delete the page.
Once the whole page has been highlighted, simply press the delete button to delete the whole page in one swoop.
Method #2: Navigation Pane (for blank pages)
Using the Navigation Pane’s Thumbnails Pane tab allows you to preview and quickly scroll your document’s pages by giving you access to their thumbnails. This feature lets you breeze through your document, quickly locate the page you want to delete and double click on it so you can jump to the actual page.
This method is especially useful when you’ve inadvertently created a bunch of blank documents, whether by accidentally holding the Space Bar or adding a page break. The Navigation Pane lets you easily determine which pages are blank and therefore need deletion.
Step 1: On the View tab and tick off the Navigation Pane box. Click on the Thumbnails Pane (first tab) in the Navigation Pane.
The Thumbnails Pane, which typically appears on the left-hand side of the window, displays the thumbnails of your document pages in order.
Step 2: Scroll through the pages to find the blank page you’d like to delete. When found, double click on it to move your cursor to the beginning of that page.
Step 3: Press Cmd+8 to show the paragraph marks. If it’s an extra paragraph (or five) that caused the blank page to appear, simply select the paragraph marks and press delete. If the blank page was caused by a Page Break, simply select page break and press delete.
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