How to Copy a Page from One Word Document to Another

Word doesn’t have a “copy page” button, but you can select a whole page in two seconds: press Ctrl+G, type the page number, select Go To, then type \page and select Go To again. Word selects everything on that page. Press Ctrl+C, switch to the other document, click where you want it, and press Ctrl+V. Use the Paste Options button to keep the original formatting.

Applies to: Word for Microsoft 365, Word 2024, 2021, 2019 and 2016 on Windows and Mac. On a Mac, use Command instead of Ctrl, and open Go To with Edit > Find > Go To (Command+Option+G).

Select the whole page

Option A: Go To \page (exact)

1. Open the source document and press Ctrl+G. The Find and Replace box opens on the Go To tab.
2. Make sure Page is selected, type the page number and select Go To.
3. Clear the box, type \page and select Go To again.
4. Select Close. The whole page is highlighted.

Option B: Click and Shift+click

1. Click just before the first character on the page.
2. Scroll to the end of the page, hold Shift and click after the last character.

This is easier when you want part of a page, or a range of several pages.

Copy the page

Press Ctrl+C, or right-click the selection and choose Copy.

Paste the page into the other document

1. Open the destination document and click where the page should go. To start it on a new page, press Ctrl+Enter to add a page break first.
2. Press Ctrl+V.
3. Select the Paste Options icon that appears and choose:
   • Keep Source Formatting to keep the original fonts and spacing.
   • Merge Formatting to match the destination document’s fonts.
   • Keep Text Only to drop all formatting, pictures and tables.

Copy several pages at once

Select from the start of the first page to the end of the last with Shift+click, or use Option A on the first page, then hold Shift and click at the end of the last page. To bring in a whole document, it’s quicker to insert one Word document into another.

Keep the page layout, headers and margins

Copying text doesn’t copy page-level settings such as margins, orientation, headers and footers. Those belong to the section. To bring them across:

1. In the source document, add a section break before and after the page with Layout > Breaks > Next Page.
2. Select the page including the section break that follows it, so you can see the break when Show/Hide ¶ is on.
3. Copy and paste it into the destination. The pasted section keeps its own margins, orientation and headers.

Duplicate a page in the same document

Select the page as above, press Ctrl+C, click at the start of the next page and press Ctrl+V. To move a page instead of copying it, use Ctrl+X to cut, which is also how you rearrange pages in Word. Need a copy of the whole file instead? Duplicating a Word document is quicker.

Troubleshooting

The pasted page looks different

The two documents use different styles. Undo and paste with Keep Source Formatting. If headings still change, the destination has a style with the same name; rename or modify it in the Styles pane.

An extra blank page appears after pasting

You copied an extra paragraph mark or page break. Turn on Show/Hide ¶ and delete the extra mark. A stray break is removed the same way as any page break in Word.

Pictures moved or overlap text

Floating pictures are anchored to paragraphs, and the new page may break in a different spot. Drag them back into place or set them to In Line with Text.

\page selects the wrong page

The cursor was on a different page. Go To the page number first, then use \page.

Frequently asked questions

Can I copy a page in Word for the web?

Yes, with click and Shift+click, then copy and paste. Go To \page isn’t available in the web version.

Can I copy a page from a PDF into Word?

Open the PDF in Word with File > Open. Word converts it to an editable document, and you can then copy the page as above.

How do I delete the page from the original afterwards?

Select it the same way and press Delete. Removing several at once is covered in deleting multiple pages in Word.