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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

How to Delete page in word

How to Delete page in word

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How to Delete a Page in Microsoft Word (The Way I Actually Do It)

I was finishing a report the other day and noticed Word had slipped in one of those stubborn blank pages at the very end. You know the one — it just sits there mocking you, and no matter how many times you hit Delete or Backspace, it refuses to disappear. I’ve fought this battle more times than I care to admit, so here’s exactly how I finally get rid of it every single time.

Method 1: The Quick Backspace Trick (works 80% of the time)

  1. Click anywhere on the blank page you want gone.
  2. Press Ctrl + Shift + 8 (on Mac: ⌘ + 8) to show paragraph marks (¶).
    You’ll suddenly see a bunch of little ¶ symbols — that’s what’s secretly holding the page hostage.
  3. If you see a whole row of ¶ marks on that empty page, just highlight all of them and hit Delete.
    Nine times out of ten the page vanishes instantly.

Method 2: Shrink the Paragraphs So They Fit

Sometimes Word thinks it needs extra space after a heading or a table. Here’s the fix:

  1. Go to the paragraph right before the blank page.
  2. Right-click → Paragraph.
  3. In the Indents and Spacing tab, set Spacing After to 0 pt (and Spacing Before too if it’s high).
  4. Check the box that says Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style if it’s there.
  5. Click OK. Watch the blank page disappear like magic.

Method 3: When a Table Is the Culprit

This one drives me nuts. You have a table at the end of the document, and Word insists on giving it its own page.

  1. Click inside the table.
  2. Go to the Layout tab (the one that appears when the table is selected).
  3. In the Table group, click Properties.
  4. Go to the Row tab and uncheck Allow row to break across pages.
  5. Now go back to the paragraph mark right under the table (you might need to show ¶ again).
  6. Select that lonely paragraph mark and change its font size to 1 pt (yes, really).
    Suddenly the table snuggles up and the extra page is gone.

Method 4: Delete an Entire Page with the Navigation Pane (My Secret Weapon)

  1. Go to the View tab and check Navigation Pane.
  2. In the left sidebar, click the Pages tab.
  3. Scroll until you see the thumbnail of the blank page.
  4. Click the thumbnail and just hit Delete on your keyboard.
    Poof. Gone. No questions asked.

Method 5: The Nuclear Option — Go to the Source

  1. Press Ctrl + End to jump to the very end of the document.
  2. If you only want to delete one specific page, click at the start of the unwanted page, then hold Shift and click at the end of it.
  3. Hit Delete. Done.

Bonus Tip for Word Online (the web version)

If you’re using Word in the browser, it’s even easier:

  • Click at the top of the blank page.
  • Keep hitting Backspace until it disappears (sometimes you have to do it a few times).
  • Or just use the Navigation Pane method above — it works the same.

That’s it. I’ve been using these tricks for years, and one of them always works. The paragraph marks thing (Method 1) is usually the winner, but when a table is involved, Method 3 is a lifesaver.

Hope this saves you the same headache it’s saved me about a thousand times! 😅

Let me know in the comments if you have a different trick — I’m always happy to learn a new way to beat Word at its own game.

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