So I’ve been battling with a blank page in MS Word that just wouldn’t go away. If you’ve ever had to remove a blank page after a section break, you probably understand the frustration I’m talking about.
Here’s what was happening: I had a section break in my document, and after that break, a mysterious blank page kept showing up especially when I export it to PDF. Paragraph marks were visible, but there was nothing I could select or delete. None of the usual fixes seemed to work.
I tried everything I could find online about how to remove blank page after section break in Word. Some people suggested shrinking the font to 1pt or changing paragraph spacing. I tried setting the font height to tiny, even zero—but nope, that page still haunted me.
What finally worked?
The page after the section break started with a header. I figured the header formatting might be affecting things. So, I removed the header style and replaced it with basic formatting that looked like a header—bold, larger font, etc.—but without the actual “Header” style applied.
Tadah! The blank page was gone.
It was such a relief. I’d spent way too long trying to get rid of it. So if you’re dealing with the same issue, try checking if the page starts with a styled header and experiment with resetting it.
TL;DR:
If you’re figuring out how to get rid of blank page after section break in Word—
This trick might help: remove the heading style from the first paragraph of the next section and reformat it manually. It worked for me after hours of trial and error!
Let me know if it works for you too—or if you’ve found another trick!