How to remove a page break in Word and get rid of useless blank spaces

• You can remove page breaks in a Microsoft Word document by deleting it, or through the Line and Page Breaks menu.
• Clicking Word's "Show/Hide ¶" option will let you see the page breaks you've made and remove them.
• The Line and Page Breaks menu is great for removing breaks that were placed automatically, like at the ends of pages.
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Page breaks can be a helpful formatting tool when working in Microsoft Word. But if you use too many – or worse, Word automatically inserts too many – your document can quickly become cluttered with blank spaces.

Here's how to adjust or remove page breaks in Microsoft Word, whether they're manual or automatic, on both Windows and Mac computers.

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