Question

delete blank Word page - here's how

Answer 1

The simplest method : backspace
Show the paragraph marks
1st step:
2nd step:
Video
Table at the end of the document
1st step:
3rd step:
Quick guide: Show the paragraph marks
Quick start guide: table at the end of the document

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If you want to delete individual Word pages from your document, follow our tips + tricks guide..

If you have a blank page at the end of your Word document, there could be different reasons for this and, accordingly, different approaches. We explain below how to find the cause and delete the blank page.

• The simplest method: backspace
• Show the paragraph marks
• Table at the end of the document

The simplest method : backspace

Click at the end of the document and press the [Backspace] key [ ⇦ ] (the key above Enter) until the blank page disappears. If that doesn't work, try one of the following options:

Show the paragraph marks

To see what is causing the blank page, show the paragraph marks. Follow our step-by-step instructions , the quick start guide or the explanatory video .

1st step:

Activate the display of paragraph marks by pressing the key combination [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [8] or by clicking on the " ¶ " symbol under " Start " in the menu ribbon .

2nd step:

Now go to the blank page and remove the paragraph shown here by pressing the [ Del ] or [ Backspace ] key .

Video

Table at the end of the document

When a table in a document goes to the last line of the page, the paragraph needed after that is moved to the next page. Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions ..

1st step:

Select the appropriate paragraph mark and press the key combination [Ctrl] + [D] to open the " Font " dialog box . Check the box next to " Hidden " to remove the paragraph. Then click " OK ".

3rd step:

Deactivate the display of paragraph marks by pressing the key combination [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [8] or by clicking on the " ¶ " symbol under " Start " in the menu ribbon .

Quick guide: Show the paragraph marks

1. Enable the display of paragraph marks where you [ Ctrl] + [Shift] + [8] key or the ribbon, under " Start " on the " ¶ click" icon.
2. Now go to the blank page and remove the paragraph shown here.

Quick start guide: table at the end of the document

1. Select the appropriate paragraph mark and press the key combination [ Ctrl] + [D] to open the " Font " dialog box .
2. Check the box next to " Hidden " to remove the paragraph.
3. Deactivate the display of paragraph marks by pressing [ Ctrl] + [Shift] + [8] or by clicking on the " ¶ " symbol under " Start " in the ribbon .

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