Sometimes MS Word users have questions about a blank sheet that accidentally appears in the body of a document. A blank sheet can ruin the entire job if it is printed on both sides. Therefore, it is necessary to exclude this sheet before printing.
It is necessary
Microsoft Office Word 2003 software
Instructions
Step 1
To determine the reasons for the appearance of a blank sheet, you need to look at all non-printable characters. This can be done by clicking on a special button on the "Standard" toolbar, which is located next to the "Document Outline" and "Drawing Panel" buttons. If this panel is not displayed in your editor window, click the top menu "View", select the command "Toolbars" and check the box "Standard".
Step 2
After clicking on the display non-printable characters button, many dots and other characters will appear in your document. In this view mode, you can find and remove extra spaces and press the Enter button. You need to edit the entire document in this way, as a result, you will see a reduction in all text by several lines. If the text is large, it can be reduced even by a paragraph.
Step 3
Carefully review each page, as soon as you catch your eye the inscription "Page Break" with a large number of dots, feel free to remove this element. Most likely, it was this element that caused the transfer of empty characters to the new page.
Step 4
If for some reason you cannot remove some characters or Page Break, you should do the following: try all the possibilities to remove this value. You can delete some unnecessary characters not only by pressing the Delete key, but also by using the Ctrl + X key combination (cut), as well as the Backspace key and the Ctrl + Backspace combination (delete a word).
Step 5
In some cases, all of the above methods for removing non-printable characters do not help. Try editing your document in Web Document mode. To do this, click the top menu "View" and select "Web Document". Remember to change the view mode to Page Layout after you finish editing your document.
