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How to select all blank or empty paragraphs in Word?

Author Amanda Li Last modified

When working with a document that contains many blank or empty paragraphs, you may want to remove them to avoid unnecessary printing waste. Before deleting them, you need to select all blank paragraphs first. This tutorial introduces three methods to quickly select all blank paragraphs in Word.

Select all blank paragraphs one by one

Select all blank paragraphs with Kutools for Word

Select all blank paragraphs using VBA

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Select all blank paragraphs one by one

You can manually select all blank paragraphs one by one, but this method is only practical for a small number of blank paragraphs.

  1. Click on a blank paragraph to select it.
  2. Hold Ctrl and continue selecting other blank paragraphs.

Note: If the document contains a large number of blank paragraphs (e.g., more than 100), consider using the following methods for a quicker and more efficient selection.

Select all blank paragraphs with Kutools for Word

If you’re looking for an easier and faster way to select all blank paragraphs in Word, Kutools for Word provides a one-click solution. This feature allows you to quickly select all blank paragraphs without manually finding them.

Kutools for Word, equipped with AI 🤖, offers over 100 handy features to simplify your tasks.
  1. Go to Kutools > Paragraphs > Select Blank Paragraphs.
    Select Blank Paragraphs option on the Kutools tab on the ribbon

Note: If you only want to select blank paragraphs within a specific section of the document, highlight that section first before applying this tool.

For more details about the Select Blank Paragraphs feature in Kutools for Word, visit our Easily select all kinds of paragraphs in Word page.

Select all blank paragraphs using VBA

Instead of manually selecting blank paragraphs, you can use a VBA macro to automate the process.

  1. Press Alt + F11 to open the VBA editor in Word.
  2. Click Module under the Insert tab, then copy and paste the following VBA code into the module window. 
    Sub SelectBlankParagraphs()
    Dim tempParagraph As Paragraph
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    ActiveDocument.DeleteAllEditableRanges wdEditorEveryone
    For Each tempParagraph In ActiveDocument.Paragraphs
        If Len(tempParagraph.Range.Text) = 1 Then tempParagraph.Range.Editors.Add wdEditorEveryone
    Next
    ActiveDocument.SelectAllEditableRanges wdEditorEveryone
    ActiveDocument.DeleteAllEditableRanges wdEditorEveryone
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
  3. Click the Run button Run button (or press F5) to execute the VBA.

Note: If your document is very long, it may take a few minutes to complete the selection process.

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