How to delete a page in Word

Removing a page from any digital document should be a simple task. However, Microsoft Word doesn't have a delete page button, so things aren't that simple. This guide will be helpful if you want to delete the first, second, third, last, or blank page in Microsoft Word. Let's see how to delete a page in Word on your PC, mobile device, and the web.

1. Using Delete or Backspace

This is one of the easiest ways to remove a page from your Word document. Go to the page you want to remove, then use one of the following methods:

• Remove blank page: If the page is blank, click down the page and press the key Backspace (In the operating system Windows) Or key Delete (in macOS) several times until done remove page The cursor moves to the page above.
• Remove page with data: If the page contains data, thenManually select page content Using the mouse, make sure you select the correct page. Press the key Delete On the keyboard to delete the data that creates a blank page, then press the key Backspace (In the operating system Windows) Or on the key Delete (in the system macOS) To remove the blank page.
• Select the current page and remove it: If you can't select the entire page manually, you can use the Go To function for that as shown below:

1. Click in Anywhere On the page you want to remove.
2. Click on Ctrl + G in Windows و Option + ⌘ + G in MacOS To open the pop-up window Search and replace.
3. Type "Page" In a box Enter page number and click "Move to" followed by the button "closing".

When you select page content, press the key. Delete To remove the content, then use the method described above to delete the blank page.
Users often cannot delete blank pages due to unwanted spaces, invisible page breaks, section breaks, white spaces, end paragraph on the last page, etc. This can be addressed in the following ways.

2. Delete using the Navigation Pane

1. Click the tab "an offer" In the menu bar, select the box next to Navigation part.

2. Click on the tab Pages To view all pages in the document, click the thumbnail of a blank page on the tab. Pages , then press the Delete key to delete that page. Please note that this method will not work for pages that contain data.

3. Delete blank spaces and page breaks.

1. Go to blank page that you want to delete.
2. Click icon Paragraph in the formatting toolbar. Alternatively, press and hold Ctrl + Shift + 8 in Windows Or Command + 8 on macOS.

3. With enablement paragraph mark Double-click the paragraph icon on the blank page to select it, and then press the button. Delete Or Backspace To remove a blank page, you may need to press the buttons several times.

Likewise, you may see page or section breaks on your blank pages. Select and remove them to delete the page.

4. Turn off Paragraph marks Repeat the step 2.

Advice: To find section breaks, enable Draft Mode from the View tab.

4. Change the size of the end of the paragraph

Often, Word adds an end paragraph to the last page of a document for no reason at all. Removing it isn't easy, as it's an element that can't be deleted. The trick is to reduce the size of the end paragraph so it fits on the previous page, automatically removing the last page. Follow these steps:

1. Click on Ctrl + Shift + 8 (in Windows) Or Command + 8 (in the system macOS) to enable Paragraph marks.
2. Locate paragraph mark On the last page. You may need to double-click to select it. Make the font size "01" In the format window, press the key. Enter To move the paragraph to the previous page, thus Remove last pageHide paragraph marks using the shortcuts mentioned in step 1.

5. Use custom margins

If the last paragraph doesn't move to the previous page using the method described above, you'll need to adjust the bottom margin size and make it smaller. This will fit the last paragraph on the previous page while removing the last page.

1. Go to the tab "planning" In your document.

2. Click on Margins Followed by Custom margins.

3. The Page Setup window will open. Set the margin value. "lower" small, like 0.3 , and press the . key Enter. Follow this by trying the method above.

Advice: In the Page Setup window, go to the Pages tab. "planning" And make sure to select "New page" In the drop-down box "Beginning of the section."

6. Remove the front page separator.

If the paragraph mark shows a square bullet next to it, you will need to disable the option. Front Page Break in Settings.

1. Enable Paragraph marks using Ctrl + Shift + 8 in Windows Or Command + 8 on macOS.
2. Right click paragraph mark and select an option "Paragraph".

3. Go to the tab Line and page breaks At the top. Uncheck the box next to Page break before and click "OK".

7. Convert to PDF

If none of the above methods work to remove the last blank page, you should save it as a PDF document. This method is particularly useful for documents such as resumes.

1. in Word document Yours, go to File -> Save As Choose the location to save your PDF file.
2. When a window appears "Save as" , Locate "PDF" From the drop-down list box "save as type" and click the . button Options

3. Within the section Page range , Click Page(s) Enter the page range you want to keep in the document. For example, if page 10 of the document is the last blank page, type "1" in "from" و "9" in "to me". Click on "OK" followed by "save".

Advice: Read on to find out. How to convert a PDF file to a Word document.

8. How to delete a page in Word for the web

To delete a page in Word for the web, use the computer method 1 above, using the Backspace key. However, if you can't delete the page using this method because of section or page breaks, you'll need to open it in the Word desktop application.

So, click the button. "Release" 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

In Word mobile apps, press the Backspace key several times on blank pages until the cursor moves to the previous page. This will delete the blank page.

If your page contains content, you must select and delete it using the Snipping Tool. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Long press on the screen to go to Selection modeYou'll find two markers on the screen. Use them to select the content you want to remove first.

2. Press Cut icon (scissors) On the list. Normally, this should result in Delete page Also.

3. If you leave it to me blank page , click at the bottom of the page, and then use the key Backspace Or Delete To delete the page.

Can't delete pages in Word?

If you can't delete pages in Word or the methods seem cumbersome, 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, add a Word file. Specify the pages you want to remove in the provided box and click “Remove pages.”

Create a new document

If you have fewer pages in your Word document, you should create a new document that doesn't contain any blank or unwanted pages. Therefore, manually copy the contents of each page into the new Word document without copying the blank or unwanted pages.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. How can I recover a deleted Word page?
answer. If you accidentally delete the wrong page, use Ctrl + Z on Windows و Command + Z on MacOS To recover deleted page.

Q2. How can I delete multiple pages in Word?
answer. Select the desired pages in the document and click the key. Delete , followed by a key Backspace To delete the blank page.

As you remove content, be aware of: How to put two images side by side in MS Word.