Many novice users find that there are many blank pages in the document when they use Word. So how to delete blank pages in word, here the editor brings you the cause analysis and four solutions, come and see!
Four Tips to Delete Blank Pages in Word
1. Backspace or Delete key to delete
If there are paragraph marks or line break marks because of a blank page, just select the mark and press the "Backspace" key or the "Delete" key to delete it.
2. Shift to select the whole page and delete it
Position the mouse cursor behind the last character on the previous blank page, hold down the "Shift" key to pull the document to the end, and click the last line break with the left mouse button, and press the "Delete" key to delete it.
3. Delete page breaks
There are some blank pages that cannot be deleted even by using the Shift key deletion method, so at this time, it is necessary to check whether a page break is inserted, which will lead to blank pages.
Because page breaks are generally difficult for us to find, at this time we select "Start" - "Paragraph" in the tab, click "Show Editing Marks", and then we can see the hidden "Page Breaks". Finally, put the cursor in front of the "page break" and press "Delete" to delete it easily~
4. Batch delete multiple blank pages
If there are multiple blank pages in the document that need to be deleted, you can use Find and Replace. Use the Word shortcut key "Ctrl + H" to open the Find and Replace window. Then click "Advanced" or "More", select "Manual Page Break" in "Special Formatting". Then click "Replace All" to delete all blank pages.
What should I do if Word deletes a blank page and affects the format of the previous page?
Sometimes, the last blank page is set as a landscape page, delete the section break directly, the blank page disappears, but all the previous pages become landscape pages, what is the reason?
There is only one [section break] symbol at the end of the last paragraph on the second-to-last page. If you delete the [section break] symbol directly, the blank paragraph on the last page will be merged with the previous page. The pages before the blank page will all be "inherited" "The page format of the last page will change from a vertical page to a horizontal page.
Some students may say that I can directly select the [section break] symbol and the blank paragraph on the last page and then delete it? The test result is - no!
This is because there is no paragraph mark before the [section break] symbol. Even if the [section break] symbol and the blank paragraph on the last page are deleted at the same time, Word will still retain the paragraph mark on the last page. The page format of the last page will still be inherited. previous page.
So how to solve it? In fact, it is also very simple. You can press the [Enter] key in front of the section break to add a paragraph mark, and then delete the following [Section Break] symbol and the blank paragraph on the last page, and that's it!