HOW TO delete extra page in Word document (5 quick fixes)

Learn 5 different fixes to delete a blank page or extra page in your Word document including removing an unwanted blank last page (see time stamps below).

Some fixes are straight forward. Others a bit more challenging.

Are you battling with a blank or extra page in your document? Is your document full of gaps where text is on the next page and you can’t see where the page break has been inserted?

Have you tried to remove a Section Breaks only to have your document lose its page numbers, headers and footers and even change orientation?

Let Sharyn take you through how to easily (and safely) remove unwanted pages in your document.

Timestamps:
00:00 How to delete extra page in Word document
00:55 Fix # 1 Find and remove empty paragraphs
02:00 Fix # 2 Delete an inserted page break
02:42 Fix # 3 Check the pagination settings
03:57 Fix # 4 Remove a Section Break (but be careful)
05:25 Tip on how to keep your headers, footers and page numbering, and orientation when you delete a section break.
06:12 Fix # 5 – removing a blank last page. How to delete an extra page at the end of the Word document

❤ VERSION FRIENDLY ❤
Try this with Word 2007, 2010, Word 2013, Word 2016, Word 2019 and Word for Microsoft 365.
Sharyn’s using the desktop version of Word for Microsoft 365 as part of the Microsoft 365 Business Standard subscription.

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[adammurphy]

After an hour of stress and nearly putting my fist through my screen, I found this video and I solved my issue in minutes. Thank you :)

[aderonkeige-zebrawoman]

Thank you, Sharyn! The last tip worked for me. I had struggled for hours before stumbling on your gentle lessons here. I'm glad i found you.

[nataliebfrancis]

OMG! THIS WAS SOOOO HELPFUL! The last fix did it! I was struggling for DAYS with this pesky extra page! Thank you! :)

[kylieb]

Oh my goodness - this has opened so many possibilities moving forward. 8 yrs of using word and had no idea. Thanks for saving me !!

[mauragissen]

This just SAVED me! What a simple fix to a problem that causes such a headache. Thanks so much!

[ExcelatWork]

Need a hand removing an unwanted extra or blank page in your Microsoft Word document? Let Sharyn take you through how to easily (and safely) remove unwanted pages in your document.

[cynthiabaker]

Thank you so much for this! I was about to scream - I was so frustrated with that second page!! THANK YOU!!

[davidrivette]

You solved a problem I have had for years with legal pleading paper - the problem was in the footer as you discussed toward the end. Thank you so much!

[iheartocsp]

I can not thank you enough! It's been an hour looking for this solution!! Thank you!!

[vincentoctober]

I have been searching for hours as to how to remove a blank page. This video is the only one that could assist me. all I had to do is press the ENTER key many times and reach the blank page just so I could press the BACKSPACE key till I reach the page with content. so #FIX 1 helped a lot. thank you.

[KatNookEstate]

Thank YOU!!! You are like a beautiful song - completely saved me wigging out then!! :)

[wonders]

Thank you, very well explained. Fix #2 solved my problem. Good to know all of the others. Well done!

[annikazwo]

thank you for this life saving video, i spent so long being very angry and frustrated at word but your first fix worked!

[PetrutAdrian]

God bless you, lady!!! My school report is saved!

[TraceTheFace]

This video was amazing ! Thank you so much Sharyn

[hsafti]

Fantastic, the section break formatting was very helpful. Thanks.

[cansylmaz]

This was very helpful, thank you! <3

[sophiajefferson]

Fix number 1 worked after hours of YouTube search. Thank you 😊

[lorrettacivil]

Thank you so much for this info- but my little black marks are grayed out so I am unable to delete the breaks in my document but this was very helpful none the less.

[laurarock]

Thank you, very helpful. The final tip worked for me ... adding the page break and then deleting.