How To Delete A Page In Google Docs?

Have you ever been writing in a Google doc and realized that you no longer need one or more of the pages? If so, how did you delete the superfluous pages? Do you click on the little x icon in top right-hand corner? If you’re like me, you’re not quite sure what happens when you hit that icon. Read on to learn the best way to delete a page in Google Docs.

It is common to find unwanted blank or extra pages in Google docs, especially when working on a document that originated from a different source. Therefore, you may have to delete the unwanted pages in your document.

There are different methods of deleting such pages depending on whether they are ordinary pages in a document created in Docs format or converted from a Word file. Here is a comprehensive guide on how to delete such pages in Google docs.

Method 1: Hit the Delete tab

This is the simplest and quickest method because it involves just one step. Place the cursor at the end of the page you are deleting. Then press Delete on your keyboard. You can also highlight the text on that page and then press Delete. The text and the page will be deleted immediately.

Method 2: Use of custom spacing

You can utilize the custom spacing tool provided on the menu in Google docs. This is how to go about it:

1. Go to the Format menu.
2. Then select Line spacing from the drop-down command prompts.
3. Then select the Custom spacing.
4. Bring the paragraph spacing number to zero to eliminate the blank space before paragraphs.
5. Then press Apply to effect the changes in your document.

This method is primarily meant for deleting unwanted blank pages. Therefore, the command prompt is eliminating line spacing after each paragraph.

Method 3: Removing page breaks

The creator of the Google doc may have unintentionally inserted unnecessary pages breaks in the doc. Therefore, you will need to remove the page break to eliminate the extra page. This is how to remove the page breaks:

1. Click Insert on the main menu.
2. Then select Break from the command prompts that will appear.
3. Then select Page break
4. Then click the Backspace tab on your keyboard to remove the page break.

The extra page in your document should disappear after you remove the page break.

Method 4: Adjusting the margins

You can also adjust the margins in your document to get rid of the extra page. This can be done in the following steps:

1. Click File on the main menu at the top of the page.
2. Then select Page setup from the list of the command prompts that will appear.
3. Then select margins and adjust them to reasonable values such as 0.5 inches.
4. Press OK to effect the changes.

You can click the ‘Set as Default’ option if you wish to retain these margins for all future documents.

Final Thought

Whether you accidentally create an unwanted page in Google Docs or receive a document that has an unwanted page, having the extra page can look annoying. Therefore, the only solution in such cases is to delete the unwanted pages to make the document look presentable.

You can delete such pages using any of the four methods discussed above. The choice will depend on the type of document you are dealing with, as well as your preference, but they are all very easy to follow.

Summary: Delete a page in Google Docs

• Open the page you want to delete.
• Select the entire page.
• Right-click and select Delete.