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Fix: HP Printer Prints Extra Blank Pages for Word Documents
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Steps to fix hp printer printing blank pages
It is not entirely unusual forHP printers,and other printer brands, toprint extra blank pages at the end of documents. NumerousHPprinter users have stated on forums that theirprintersprint out blank sheets. Theirprintersprint the full documents along with one, or more, extra blank pages at the end.
That might not be such big deal so long as your main documents get printed, but the extra blank pages canslow printing down. These are few resolutions that might fix HP printers printing additional blank pages forMS Word documents.
What to do if HP printer prints additional blank page
1. Check That There isn’t an Extra Blank Page in the Document
First, check that theMS Worddocument doesn’t include additional blank pages at the bottom. If it does, you’ll need to remove the extra blank page from the document. To erase blank pages from documents, place the cursor at the top of the empty page.
Then keep on pressing the Backspace key until the page disappears. Alternatively, place the cursor at the bottom of the page just above the blank page and keep pressing the Delete key.
2. Remove Page Breaks From Pages
Blank pages usually appear at the end of documents when there are page breaks at the bottom of pages. Thus, removing all page breaks might get rid of the empty sheets that print. You can show page breaks and sections in MS Word documents by selecting the Home tab and clicking the application’sShow/Hidebutton. T
hen you can manually delete the page breaks and sections. However, you can erase all page breaks more quickly with MS Word’s Replace tool as follows.
3. Reduce the Font Size for Non-deleteable End Paragraphs
Extra blank pages get printed at the end of documents when there are non-deleteable end paragraphs in them. You can’t erase the non-deleteable paragraph, but you can still ensure that it fits within the previous page that includes some text. This is how you can fit a non-deleteable paragraph into the previous document page.
4. Print Hidden Text in the Document
It might be the case that the blank page which printed with the rest of your document does include some text, but you just can’t see it! MS Word includes aHide Textoption that you can select to turn text invisible. This is how you can check for and print hidden text in your Word documents.
You can also restore the invisible text on the blank page by deselecting theHiddenoption. To do so, select the hidden text with cursor, right-click it and selectFont. Then you can deselect theHiddenoption on the Font window. Thereafter, click theOKbutton; and print the document.
5. Enter a Specific Page Range When you Select Print
By default, printers usually print all pages, which might include extra blank sheets in documents. However, you can also select to print a specific range of pages instead to get rid of blank sheets. Thus, you can ensure that the printer prints just the pages you need by selecting to print a specified range of pages.
This is how you can print a specified range of pages more in MS Word.
Enter the range of pages that you need to print. For example, you would enter 1-3 if there were three pages in your document that i nclu de text.
6. Select the Print Directly to Paper Option
7. Reinstall HP Printer Software
If none of the above resolutions stop extra pa<span id=”urn:enhancement-338dcb09-0b38-8583-410f-5d86e5573e40″ class=”textannotatiges printing, reinstallthe HP printer software. Some users have confirmed that reinstalling theHP software fixed blank page printouts. You can reinstallHP printer software in Windows 10 as follows.
Those fixes will probablystop HP printersprinting extra blank pageswith MS Word documents. Note that some of the above resolutions might also fix other printer brands printing additional blank pages.
Matthew Adams
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Matthew is a freelancer who has produced a variety of articles on various topics related to technology. His main focus is the Windows OS and all the things surrounding it.
He is passionate about the tech world, always staying up-to-date with the latest and greatest. With an analytical view, he likes problem-solving, focusing on errors and their causes.
In his free time, he likes to read and write about history and tries to always develop new skills.
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