To delete an extra or blank page in Microsoft Word, you can follow these effective methods:

Deleting a Page Using Navigation and Keyboard

• Click anywhere on the page you want to delete.
• Press Ctrl + G (Command + G on Mac) to open the "Go To" dialog.
• Type \page and press Enter to select the entire page.
• Close the dialog and press Delete on your keyboard to remove the page

Removing Blank Pages at the End or Middle of the Document

• Press Ctrl + Shift + 8 (Command + 8 on Mac) to show paragraph marks and hidden formatting symbols.
• Select the paragraph marks or page breaks causing the blank page.
• Press Delete or Backspace to remove these marks.
• If the blank page persists, try reducing the font size of the paragraph mark on the blank page to 1 point:
  • Select the paragraph mark.
  • Change the font size to 01.
• Alternatively, reduce the bottom margin via Layout > Margins > Custom Margins and set the bottom margin to around 0.3 inches

Using the Navigation Pane

• Go to the View tab.
• Check Navigation Pane in the Show group.
• Click the Pages tab in the sidebar.
• Select the extra or blank page thumbnail.
• Press Delete or Backspace to remove it

Additional Tips

• Check for section breaks or page breaks that may cause extra pages. Delete these breaks if unnecessary.
• If a paragraph has the "Page break before" option enabled, right-click the paragraph, select Paragraph Settings , go to the Line and Page Breaks tab, and uncheck Page break before

• Using Ctrl + Backspace can sometimes delete stubborn formatting marks that normal backspace cannot

These methods should help you efficiently delete unwanted extra pages in Word documents and clean up your document layout