How to Delete a Page in Word on Mac and Windows in 4 steps.

A man sitting at a desk deletes a page in Word on his Mac.

Learn how to delete a page in Word on your Mac and Windows in just a few steps. Locate the page breaks and hit delete; it’s as simple as that.

Formatting issues can wreak havoc on Word documents, so proper formatting is essential. Not only does it help make your work look professional, but it also keeps the words, paragraphs and other page features organised and tidy – no misaligned text or wonky images here.

Whether you’re writing a cover letter, business report or other important document, you can delete pages in Word on your Mac or PC with this Adobe Acrobat guide.

In this guide:

How to delete pages in Word on Mac.
How to delete a blank page in Word on Mac.
When to delete a page in Word on Mac.
Why won’t it let me delete a page in Word on Mac?
How to delete pages in Word on PC
How to delete a blank page in Word on PC
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How to delete pages in Word on Mac.

If you’re using Microsoft Word on your Mac or MacBook, you may need to remove an unrequired page – or even several pages. This might be to make a document public-facing, removing any internal notes, or to action amends from another stakeholder.

Luckily, it’s easy to delete a page or pages in Word on your Mac. Just follow these four steps to identify the page breaks and delete:

Open the doc and press Command + 8 at the same time.
You’ll now be able to see all of the page breaks between each page in the entire document. This view will also display paragraph breaks.
Choose the page you want to delete.
See a shaded line? This indicates where the page ends. Drag your mouse over the page break you want to remove, and this will select it.
Hit delete.
Once you’ve pressed the Delete button, the page should be removed. You may need to hit Delete multiple times if any blank spaces remain.
Exit formatting view.
Press Command + 8 again and you’ll exit the view. Now you can save your document or convert your Word doc to PDF.

Can you delete paragraph breaks in Word on Mac?

Yes. As you’re already in the formatting view, you can also delete any paragraph breaks you have dotted around the page unnecessarily. Notice the paragraph symbols (¶)? These are the breaks – just repeat the steps above and they’ll be gone.

How to delete a blank page in Word on Mac.

Located a random blank page in your Word document? You can easily delete unwanted blank pages too.

1. Click the View tab and make sure the Navigation pane box is checked.

This sidebar will open. You can then click Pages, and it will show every page in the document.

2. Select the blank page you want to delete.

Use the Navigation pane to locate the page you want deleted and click to select it.

3. Hit Delete.

This should then remove the page from the navigation pane and the Word document.

When to delete a page in Word on Mac.

You might want to delete a page in Word on Mac if:

It’s no longer useful. Maybe the page has briefing notes on it, or some content that just needs to be cut. It could be easier to delete the whole page, rather than just the text.
It keeps the document tidy. Blank pages can look disorganised and give an unfinished feel to the whole document. If it’s going to be shared, deleting it can be a good idea.
You need to omit information. It’s not just blank pages that get deleted. You might have created a document to be shared with multiple people, but some pages contain sensitive information. You can delete pages before sharing with the right people.
Word automatically added it. In anticipation for your next sentence, sometimes Word adds an extra page ready for you to fill (only for that full stop to appear and make it redundant).

Why won’t it let me delete a page in Word on Mac?

If you’re unable to delete a page in Word on your Mac, it’s usually because Word has automatically added an end-paragraph at the end of your document.

This happens when there’s not enough space after your final section of text to include a paragraph break. This end-paragraph can’t be deleted, so instead you’ll need to either:

Adjust the font size of your document or final paragraph to ensure the non-deletable end paragraph fits on the previous page.

If the paragraph still doesn’t fit, simply adjust the bottom margin. Click Layout > Margins > Custom Margins, then make the bottom margin smaller.

How to delete pages in Word on PC.

If you use a PC instead of a Mac, you may encounter a similar problem. Here’s how to solve it.

Open the document and press Ctrl + Shift + 8 at the same time.
You’ll now see all the paragraph marks and page breaks across your document. This view shows every hidden formatting symbol, making it’s easy to spot where pages begin and end.
Find the page you want to delete.
A line marked as a Page Break will appear between pages. Click and drag your mouse over the page break you want to remove to highlight it.
Press Delete.
Once selected, press the Delete key to remove the break – and the page should disappear.
Exit formatting view.
Press Ctrl + Shift + 8 again to turn off the formatting marks. You can now save or export your updated document as a PDF if needed.

Can you delete paragraph breaks in Word on PC?

In formatting view, you’ll see paragraph symbols (¶) across your document. These are paragraph breaks. To remove them, just highlight the marks you don’t need and press Delete.

How to delete a blank page in Word on PC

Found a random blank page in your Word file? It’s easy to get rid of those on PC too.

Click the View tab and check the Navigation Pane box.
This will open a sidebar on the left-hand side.
Select the blank page you want to delete.
In the sidebar, click Pages to see a thumbnail of every page in your document. Choose the blank page you want to remove.
Press Delete.
The page should disappear from both the Navigation Pane and your document.