Have you ever wondered why certain publications include so many large blank spaces? or why the middle two paragraphs are on blank pages? Well, it might be anything from a misplaced page to a misconfigured setting. Here are several quick techniques to erase unnecessary blank pages in Google Documents to address this.
While deleting a page is straightforward, it becomes more difficult if you suspect that an issue with your document’s settings might be the cause of the blank area. Moreover, that blank page might not always be empty. So, is there a way you can check and delete blank pages in Google Docs? Read on to find out.
Even though the Google Docs mobile app has fewer features than the desktop version, it nonetheless completes the task at hand. Now let’s look at 2 simple methods that can assist you in deleting a page from the Google Documents mobile app.
On the Google Documents mobile app, choosing and deleting the page from your document is the first and simplest way to delete a blank page. Here us how you can do it.
Step 1: Open the Google Docs app.
Step 2: Open your document and tap on the pencil icon.
Step 3: Now, select the space you wish to delete.
Step 4: On your mobile keyboard, tap on the delete button.
By doing this, you can remove any unnecessary lines or pages from your document. Repeating these steps will allow you to remove any additional document pages.
Let’s look at all the methods you may remove a blank page on the Google Docs web app, from using the Delete key to modifying page breaks and even changing margins.
Using the Delete key might work if continuously pressing the Backspace key doesn’t make your Google Documents blank page disappear. To do this, click erase after selecting the region. How? Read on.
Step 1: Go to Google Docs and open the relevant document.
Step 2: Go to the top of the page you want to delete.
Step 3: Hold your cursor and select the entire page or where you want to delete it.
Step 4: Then, press the Delete key on your keyboard.
Google Docs occasionally adds a predetermined amount of space after each paragraph. Moreover, the document can wind up with an extra blank page as a result. Simply set the custom spacing value to zero to avoid this. To do it, just follow these steps.
Step 1: Open Google Docs, go to your document and click on Format from the menu bar.
Step 2: Then, go to ‘Line & paragraph spacing’ and click on Custom spacing.
Step 3: Under Paragraph spacing, ensure the Before and After values are at 0.
Step 4: Then, click on Apply.
Your document will be cleared of any excess space as a result. Repeat the previous steps to eliminate gaps for all other paragraphs.
Page breaks in Google Documents are empty spaces without any text that can be used to finish any page. Yet, the document can wind up with additional blank spaces as a result of this. Take these actions to get rid of this.
Step 1: Open Google Docs, go to your document and click on View.
Step 2: Here, uncheck the ‘Show print layout’ option. This will make the page break visible.
Step 3: Then, place your cursor just above the page break, select the area, and hit the Delete or the Backspace key on your keyboard.
The blank space will disappear after the page break is removed. After the page break, any text you have will also be aligned with the remainder of the text. To avoid requiring page breaks, you can alternatively convert to pageless documents.
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