How to Delete a Page in Word (2026)
A page in Word is “deleted” by removing what fills it — text, an empty paragraph, or a page break. Blank pages at the end are almost always a trailing empty paragraph or a page break you can’t see until you turn on formatting marks. Here’s how to clear each kind.
1. Delete a Page of Content
- Click at the very start of the page you want to remove.
- Hold Shift and click at the end of that page’s content to select it.
- Press Delete (or Backspace).
The following content moves up to fill the space.
A faster way: press Ctrl+G (Windows) or Option+⌘+G (Mac) to open Go To, type \page, click Go To, then Close. The whole page is selected — press Delete.
2. Delete a Blank Page (Turn On Formatting Marks)
Blank pages are caused by something invisible. Reveal it first:
- On the Home tab, click the ¶ (Show/Hide) button, or press Ctrl+Shift+8.
- You’ll now see paragraph marks (¶) and page breaks.
- Select the extra ¶ marks or the page break on the blank page and press Delete.
3. Delete a Blank Page at the End
Word always keeps one final paragraph mark that can spill onto a new page:
- Turn on formatting marks (Ctrl+Shift+8).
- Click just before the final ¶ on the blank page and press Backspace until the page disappears.
- If it won’t delete, select the final ¶, then set its font size to 1 pt (Home > font size box) so it fits on the previous page.
4. On Mac and the Web
- Mac: the same steps apply; toggle formatting marks with the ¶ button on the Home tab.
- Word for the web: use Backspace/Delete to remove content. The web app shows page breaks but has fewer cleanup tools — the 1 pt trick still works for a trailing blank page.
5. Troubleshooting
The blank page won’t delete no matter what
It’s the mandatory final paragraph mark. Don’t try to delete it — shrink it to 1 pt font instead, which pulls it onto the prior page.
A page break keeps making a blank page
Turn on formatting marks, click directly on the Page Break line, and press Delete. See how to remove a page break.
Deleting pulls in text I wanted to keep
You selected past the page boundary. Undo (Ctrl+Z), then select more carefully using Go To > \page to grab exactly one page.
An empty page sits between sections
A Next Page section break is adding it. Change it to a Continuous break, or delete the break on the Layout tab.
Related Word guides: How to remove a page break · How to add page numbers · How to double space · How to add a table of contents · How to recover an unsaved document
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