How to Delete a Page in Word 2007,2016(All Versions)

Delete a Page in MS Word: Friends, sometimes while working in MS Word, we find blank or extra pages in the document, which are not required in any way. And we want to delete or remove these blank or extra pages from our MS Word document.

These extra pages can occur in your Word document due to the following reasons:

  • Blank or extra pages can occur in Word due to tables.
  • Blank or extra pages can occur due to repeatedly pressing the Enter button.
  • Due to adding section breaks without any work.
  • Due to page breaks happening.
  • Due to extra paragraph markers.

So if you also want to remove blank or extra pages from your Word document.

So make sure to read this article until the end because in this article I am going to give you a tutorial on how to remove blank or extra pages in Word.

Let me tell you, I am using MS Word 2019 here. But you can use any version of MS Word, as it works almost in all versions.

How to Delete a Blank Page in the Middle of a Word Document

If you are working on a large Word document that you need to share or print, and there are blank pages or extra pages in it, this can have a negative impact on your work. Therefore, it is important to check the document before sharing or printing and delete any extra pages if necessary.

Let's see how we can delete a blank page from a Word document.

First, to check for a blank page, press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + 8 or go to the Home Tab and click on the Paragraph Icon.

Use paragraph marker in word
Use paragraph marker in word

This command will make the paragraph marker (¶) appear at the end of every paragraph and blank line.

In simpler terms, whenever you press the Enter button in a Word document, you will see the paragraph marker (¶) in front of the extra blank page.

Delete a Page in Word

To remove these extra blank pages, select the paragraph markers with your mouse and press the delete button while holding it down.

You can also remove each individual paragraph marker (¶) using backspace or delete.

Extra and Blank Page – Delete a Page in Word

How to Delete an Extra Blank Page in a Word Document 

Step 1: Click on the View Tab to delete the Extra Blank Page from your word document:

Step 2: After that, click on the Navigation Pane to go to it. After that, a sidebar will be shown on the right side.

In this sidebar, you will see three tabs - Headings, Pages, and Results.

To view all the pages of your Word document in the sidebar, click on the Pages tab.

Step 3: All active pages in your word document will be selected.

Now you can easily find the blank page. Now select the blank page that you want to delete and press the Backspace or delete button on the keyboard to easily delete the blank page.

Conclusion: What did you learn?

In this article, you learned how to delete blank pages in a Word document, which can help you become more professional and efficient in using MS Word.

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