Method 1: Select and Delete (Any Page)

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    Click at the beginning of the page to delete

    Click at the very start of the content on the page you want to remove.

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    Select to the end of that page

    Hold Shift and click at the end of the last line on that page. Or use Ctrl + Shift + End to select everything from your cursor to the end of the document.

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    Press Delete or Backspace

    Press Delete (or Backspace) to remove the selected content. The page disappears.

Method 2: Navigate to Page and Delete (Keyboard Only)

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    Press Ctrl + G (Go To)

    Press Ctrl + G to open the Find and Replace dialog on the Go To tab.

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    Type the page number and go there

    In the Enter page number box, type the page number you want to delete. Click Go To. Close the dialog.

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    Select and delete

    Press Ctrl + Shift + End to select to the end, then Delete.

Deleting a Stubborn Blank Last Page

Blank pages at the end of a Word document are usually caused by an extra paragraph mark that cannot be deleted normally. Here is how to fix it:

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    Show formatting marks

    Press Ctrl + Shift + 8 (or click the paragraph symbol ¶ in the Home tab) to show hidden formatting marks. You will see paragraph marks (¶) as dots or symbols.

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    Select the paragraph mark on the blank page

    Click directly on the ¶ symbol on the blank page to position your cursor there. Then select it.

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    Change its font size to 1pt

    With the ¶ selected, change the font size in the Home tab to 1 (the smallest possible). This shrinks the paragraph mark so small it no longer forces a new page. The blank page disappears.

Page break causing a blank page?If a manual page break is causing the extra page, show formatting marks (Ctrl+Shift+8) and look for a dotted line labelled Page Break. Click on it and press Delete to remove it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Usually caused by a section break at the end of the document, a table ending at the bottom of a page (Word always adds a paragraph after a table), or fixed page margins causing content to overflow. Show formatting marks to identify the cause — look for section break or table end markers.
You cannot delete a page without deleting its content — pages in Word are determined by how much content fits, not fixed units. To remove a middle page, delete the content on it. If it is blank, remove the paragraph marks or section break that is creating it.