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How To Delete A Page In Word?

September 10, 2025

Author: ASUS India    Reading time: 5 minutes

Quick read:

  1. Press ‘Ctrl + G’ and type ‘\page’ in the ‘Enter page number’ field. Press ‘Enter’ and then ‘Delete’.
  2. Press ‘Ctrl + Shift + 8’ to find the paragraph mark (¶), select it and change its font size to ‘01’ and press ‘Enter’.
  3. Click on ‘Pages’ at the bottom of the left-hand pane to open the Navigation Pane. Click on the blank page to be deleted. Press the ‘Delete’ button.

Deleting a page in Word, whether it contains content or is a blank one, can sometimes be tricky. This is especially true when the page appears at the end of the document.


Why?


Word will automatically add an end paragraph mark that might get pushed to the next page. This will create a blank page at the end. It can also be due to formatting issues, hitting the ‘Enter’ key multiple times, unnecessary page breaks, tables or extra paragraph marks.

Here is a quick guide to help you understand how to delete a page in MS Word efficiently.

How to delete a page in Word using a shortcut key?

  1. Open your Word Document.
  2. Click on ‘Pages’ at the bottom of the left-hand pane.
  3. Navigate to the page you want to delete and click anywhere on it.
  4. Press ‘Ctrl+G’ to open the ‘Go To’ dialog box.
  5. In the ‘Enter page number’ field, type ‘\page’ and press ‘Enter’ on your keyboard.
  6. Close the dialog box.
  7. Confirm that the correct page is selected, then press ‘Delete’ on your keyboard.

This method can be used for deleting a page in Word that contains content. While you can select the entire content manually and press ‘Delete’, this shortcut method is quicker and more efficient.

How to delete a blank page in Word at the end?

To delete a blank page at the end of a Word document, you can simply use the backspace key to remove it. If that does not work, you can use ‘Ctrl + Backspace’. Just go to the end of your document, hold ‘Ctrl’ and press ‘Backspace’.

If both these options don’t work and you are still wondering how to delete the last page in Word, here you go:

  1. Open your Word document.
  2. Press ‘Ctrl + Shift + 8’ to get the paragraph marks. You can also go to the ‘Home’ tab and click the ‘Paragraph’ icon(¶).
  3. Select the paragraph mark on the page.
  4. Navigate to the font size box and change the font to ‘01’.
  5. Press ‘Enter’.
  6. Press ‘Ctrl + Shift + 8’ again to turn off the paragraph marks.

How to delete one page in Word by saving it as a PDF document?

  1. Open your Word document.
  2. Click on ‘Save As’ and choose a location.
  3. Select ‘PDF’ under ‘Save as type’.
  4. Click on ‘Options’.
  5. Under ‘Page Range’, click on ‘Pages’ and enter the first and last page numbers, leaving the last page.
  6. Click on ‘OK’ and ‘Save’.

How to delete an extra page in the middle of a Word document?

How to delete an extra page in Word in the middle using the navigation pane?

  1. Open your Word Document.
  2. Open the ‘Navigation’ pane by clicking on ‘Pages’ at the bottom of the left-hand pane. You can also click on the ‘View’ tab, select ‘Navigation Pane’, and then click on ‘Pages’.
  3. Scroll down and click on the blank page to be deleted.
  4. Press the ‘Delete’ button on your keyboard.

How to delete an extra page in Word in the middle using paragraph mark(¶)?

  1. Open your Word document.
  2. Press ‘Ctrl + Shift + 8’ to see the paragraph marks. Alternatively, you can also go to the ‘Home’ tab and click on the ‘Paragraph’ icon (¶).
  3. Check for this line - ..........Page Break..........¶.
  4. Select it and press ‘Delete’ on your keyboard.

How to delete an empty page in Word created due to a table?

When you create a table at the end of a Word document, it may automatically push a paragraph mark onto a new page, resulting in an unexpected blank page.

You can try the steps we discussed above to delete a page in Word at the end. If that does not work, you can try these methods.

Method 1 - Resize the table

  • Open your Word document.
  • Click and drag the table’s bottom border upward to make it slightly smaller.
  • The paragraph mark will move up and delete the extra page.

Method 2 - Adjust page margins

  • Navigate to the ‘Layout’ tab at the top of Word.
  • Click on ‘Custom’ or ‘Narrow’ to reduce the top, bottom and other spacing.
  • The table and paragraph mark will fit on one page, and the extra page will get deleted.

How to delete multiple pages in Word?

  1. Open your Word document.
  2. Press Ctrl+G and in the ‘Enter page number’ field, give the first page number in the range you want to delete.
  3. Press ‘Enter’ on your keyboard and close the dialog box.
  4. Press ‘F8’ to activate the ‘Extend’ mode.
  5. Press Ctrl+G again and in the ‘Enter page number’ field, give the last page number in the range you want to delete.
  6. Press ‘Enter’ on your keyboard.
  7. Confirm if all the pages are selected and then press ‘Delete’ on your keyboard.

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FAQs

  1. Why can’t I delete a page in Word?

    You may not be able to delete a page in Word due to formatting elements such as page breaks or section breaks.

  2. How to delete a page in Word that won’t delete?
    1. For deleting a page with contents - Navigate to the page to be deleted. Press ‘Ctrl + G’ and type ‘\page’ in the ‘Enter page number’ field. Press ‘Enter’ and then ‘Delete’.
    2. For deleting a blank page - Press ‘Ctrl + Shift + 8’, select the paragraph mark (¶), change its font size to ‘01’, and press ‘Enter’.
  3. How do I delete a page break in Word?
    • Press ‘Ctrl + Shift + 8’ to see the paragraph mark.
    • Find this line - ‘..........Page Break..........¶’, select it and click on ‘Delete’.
  4. How do I select multiple pages in Word?
    • Open your Word document.
    • Press Ctrl+G. Enter the first page in the range in the ‘Enter page number’ field.
    • Press ‘Enter’ and close the dialog box.
    • Press ‘F8’ to activate the ‘Extend’ mode.
    • Press Ctrl+G again. Enter the last page in the range in the ‘Enter page number’ field.
    • Press ‘Enter’ on your keyboard.

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