How to Extract Specific Pages From a Large MS Word Document

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When you have a large Microsoft Word document, it can be a hassle to find the part of it you're interested in and especially tricky if you want to send somebody a specific page. However, there are a few approaches you can use to select a Word page and save it as a separate file. The most straightforward approach is undoubtedly to highlight the content you want in the usual way and copy it, but you can also use a macro to make things a little simpler – even if it might look more complicated.

Extract Pages From Word – Easy

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The simplest approach is to navigate through the document until you locate the page you want to extract, highlight the text (and images or tables, if applicable), and then copy it into a new document. Click at the beginning of the page, hold the left mouse button down, and drag the cursor to the end of the page to highlight all the content you want. Then press Ctrl+C to copy the text or Ctrl+X to cut it out of the document. Copying is safer unless you definitely don't want the text in the document anymore.