When editing text in Word, you often encounter the situation of extra blank pages in the document and do not know how to delete. The following article will guide you 2 ways to delete blank pages in Word 2016, 2010, 2007 and 2003. Let’s follow along!
Blank pages in Word, also known as Blank Pages, usually appear at the bottom of the page or in the middle of the word page, because you press Enter repeatedly, press the wrong key or delete the content to create a blank page.
• Why do you need to delete blank pages in Word:
– White papers interfere with the drafting and content of your documents.
– When printing the blank page, it is still printed with the document according to the set order, affecting your presentation of documents and text.
– When numbering pages, these white pages will also be numbered, causing you lots of inconvenience and discomfort.
• The following guidelines may be:
– Delete blank pages on Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 in the same way and the order of instructions does not change in the article.
– Delete the white pages that appear anywhere in the word page (footer or middle of the page) according to the instructions and illustrations in the article.
1. Method 1: Delete the blank page with Paragraph
– White paper at the end of Word document
The blank page that appears at the end of a word document is usually because you press enter repeatedly or delete the content of the last page.
• To delete this blank page, follow these steps:
Move the mouse to the bottom of the text page, and then press the key combination Ctrl + Shift + * or press Paragraph icon in the Home section of the toolbar to display the paragraph break characters as shown below.
You highlight the characters on the white page> Press the key Delete or Backspace.
Click Delete or Backspace to delete the white paper at the end of the text
– White paper by Page Break or Section Break
This blank page occurs when you break a page or break text sections in Word.
• To delete this blank page, follow these steps:
You clicked Paragraph icon, will display Page Break or Section Break> notifications Place your cursor in the head in front of the Section Break or Page Break characters> Press the key Delete to delete the blank page.
Click on the section before Section Break or Page Break and press the Delete key
– Blank page after table in Word
This is when there is a table at the bottom of the word page.
• To delete this blank page, follow these steps:
Click on the Paragraph symbol icon, highlight all the characters on the white page.
Press the next key combination Ctrl + D to bring up the Font dialog box> Select the box Hidden > Click Ok, got it > Click the icon again Paragraph and the blank page will be deleted.
After selecting Hidden, clicking the white paragraph Paragraph icon will delete it immediately
2. Method 2: Delete blank pages directly in Word
– Use the Backspace key
If a blank page appears at the end of the text, place your cursor at the bottom of the page> Press the key Delete is delete now.
Place your cursor at the bottom of the page and press Delete
If the blank page appears in the middle of the text page, position the cursor at the first position of the page after the white page> Click. Backspace to delete the blank page.
Place your cursor at the top of the page and press Backspace
– Use the Shift key combination
If the above method still doesn’t remove the blank page from Word document, follow the instructions below.
Place the cursor at the end of the page > Hold down the key Shift > Place the cursor at the top of the white page> Click Delete to delete the blank page.
Follow the instructions and press Delete
Hopefully the article will help you easily delete the blank pages that appear in Word. Good luck.
