How to Delete a Page in Word

To delete a page in Word, click anywhere on that page, press Ctrl + G, type \page in the Enter page number box, press Enter, select Close, and press Delete. That selects and removes all of the page’s content. A blank page usually comes from extra paragraph marks or a page break, which you can see and delete with the Show/Hide button.

Delete a Page With Content

1. Click anywhere on the page you want to delete.
2. Press Ctrl + G to open the Go To box.
3. Type \page in the Enter page number box.
4. Press Enter, then select Close. The whole page’s content is selected.
5. Press Delete.

These steps match Microsoft’s guide to deleting a page in Word. On a Mac, press Option + ⌘ + G instead of Ctrl + G; the rest of the steps are the same.

Delete Several Pages at Once

1. Click at the very start of the first page you want to remove.
2. Scroll to the last page you want to remove.
3. Hold Shift and click at the end of that page. Everything in between is selected.
4. Press Delete.

For a long range, use Go To instead: press Ctrl + G, go to the first page, close the box, then Shift-click at the end of the last page.

Delete a Page in Word for the Web or the Mobile App

The Go To \page trick is for the desktop app. In Word for the web and on phones, select the page’s content by dragging from the top of the page to the bottom, then press Delete or tap Backspace. If a blank page is left, delete the empty lines at the end of the previous page. If you cannot tell where one page stops in the browser, see how to show page ends in Word Online.

Delete a Blank Page

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + 8, or select the ¶ (Show/Hide) button on the Home tab, to show paragraph marks and breaks.
2. Go to the blank page.
3. Select any empty paragraph marks (¶) or a Page Break or Section Break line on or just before the page.
4. Press Delete.
5. Press Ctrl + Shift + 8 again to hide the marks.

If a blank paragraph has a small square next to it, it may have Page break before turned on. Right-click it, select Paragraph, and uncheck Page break before on the Line and Page Breaks tab. Microsoft has more fixes for stubborn blank pages in its delete a blank page guide.

Blank Page at the End or After a Table

Every Word document ends with a paragraph mark that can’t be deleted, and Word always places one after a table too. When that mark is pushed onto its own page, shrink it:

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + 8 (⌘ + 8 on a Mac) to show paragraph marks.
2. Select the last ¶ mark on the blank page.
3. Click in the Font size box on the Home tab, type 1, and press Enter.
4. If the page is still there, go to Layout > Margins > Custom Margins and make the bottom margin a little smaller. You can set the margins back to 1 inch in Word afterward.

Our guide to deleting an empty page in Word walks through more blank-page causes, like section breaks in the middle of a document.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add a page instead?

See how to add a page in Word.

Why does my page come back?

A section break set to start on a new page can create one. Double-click the section break with Show/Hide on and change Section start to Continuous, if your layout allows it.

Can I delete a page from the Navigation Pane?

Not directly. The Navigation Pane’s page thumbnails let you jump to a page, but you delete by selecting its content. If your document uses headings, right-click a heading in the Headings view and select Delete to remove that whole section. To move pages instead, see how to change the page order in Word.

Can I undo a deleted page?

Yes. Press Ctrl + Z right away.

What if Word won’t respond because a dialog box is open?

Find and close it first. See how to close a dialog box in Word.