The most popular word processor that exists is Microsoft Word, or simply Word. Its millions of users around the world confirm it. Its configuration allows hundreds of options, however, although some seem very simple, we do not know them, how to delete a word sheet. If it has happened to you, this will interest you.
2 ways how to delete a Word sheet
As you may have already noticed, although Word works with many intuitive routes, It definitely does not have a magic button that deletes a page, and there is a reason. It could backfire.
Method 1: “Go To” Function
The first tactic is to use the “Go to” function de Microsoft Word. It will allow you to take the cursor to the page, section, line and even reference that you request instead of moving the cursor. It's like jumping from one place to another without going the distance.
This feature snaps the cursor to the page you want to delete and allows you to highlight its content, so you can verify it before deleting it. ¿Cómo hacerlo?
- Step 1: In the top options bar, being in the "Home" tab, locate the "Search" drop-down button on the far right and select "Go to." Or simply press Ctrl + I. This should open a box in the “Go to” section.
- Step 2: Write the page number in the space in the box and click “Go to”.
- If you are not sure which page number you want to delete, you can type + or – to advance (or go back, as the case may be) until you locate it.
- Step 3: Write "page» and then click «Go to». All content on the chosen page will be highlighted. Once highlighted, close the dialog box.
- Step 4: Press the backspace key, which will delete everything chosen and consequently the page.
In case you wanted To reverse the action, you must press Ctrl + Z, which will restore the page and its content.
Method 2: Navigation panel or how to delete a blank Word sheet
The use of navigation panel tab gives you the possibility of seeing the thumbnails of the document pages in a box on the left, so that with Just clicking on the desired thumbnail will take you to the real page.
- Step 1: Go to the “View” tab and check the “Navigation Pane” box. When the box opens, usually anchored to the left, a box titled "Navigation" will appear with three options: Titles, Pages and Results. Click on "Pages."
- By clicking, Thumbnails of the document pages will appear in process, in the usual order, from first to last.
- Step 2: Scroll through the pages, find the one that is blank and you want to delete and click on it, which will take you (in your document) to the selected page.
- Step 3: Press Ctrl + Shift + 8 to display paragraph marks. You can also choose this option from the taskbar in the Start tab, in whose action strip you will see a symbol that is a kind of inverted "P" and that corresponds to "paragraph marks."
With this tool you will be able to notice the white spaces, which will be replaced by other characters, making it easy to know whether or not there are blank spaces (or complete pages).
If a additional paragraph (or whatever), just press «Delete». If any pages remain, select them in the thumbnail, place the cursor on the last paragraph mark you see and press the back button, until the page is completely deleted, which shouldn't take long.
If the blank page was created by a page break (which is done with the shortcut Ctrl + Enter), just select the “Page Break” mark, press backspace and ready.
If there is a paragraph mark that you can't remove, it may be at the end of a table. Word always adds a space after a table, so if it reaches the end of a page, it is possible that the space occupies the beginning of the next page and is impossible to erase.
But this has a solution: change the font size or make adjustments to spacing before or after the paragraph.
In the first option, just select the table with the left button of the mouse (with the edit symbol appearing in the top left corner of the table), this will activate the edit box, in which you can change the font size. When the table has been reduced enough that it is to your liking and no longer invades the blank page, just save and you will have achieved your goal.
The second possibility is reduce row height but without changing the font size. This is done by selecting the table, and with the “Home” tab in the top bar, choose within the “Paragraph” section the “Spacing between lines and paragraphs” option, which does not have a name, but you will identify it by a couple. of vertical arrows next to four small dashes.
When you enter, go to the bottom of the box and click on both instructions (“Remove space before paragraph” and “Remove space after paragraph”). If both options are activated, then your only option will be to decrease the font size as indicated in the previous point.
Finally, if you can't delete a blank page after trying everything suggested above, you may need to reconfigure your margins. It is very simple. Select the “Format” tab, then click “Margins.”
Then select the last option, "Custom margins" and gradually decrease the top and bottom margins with the indicator in the box. When the extra page disappears, Save your document and that's it.
With these suggestions, you will surely know how delete a sheet from Word effectively. Practicing is the best way to get to know your word processor and be more productive. Happy writing!
Intellectual Property & Technology transfer Manager at Autonomous University of Barcelona
