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You might find yourself needing identical pages within the same Word document or wanting to create a new Word document with duplicate content. While you won’t find a duplicate feature in Microsoft Word’s settings, there’s a simple workaround you can use instead.
How to Duplicate a Single-Page Document in Word
Unlike Google Docs, Microsoft Word does not have a straightforward built-in feature for easily making copies of a page. Instead, you will need to manually copy and paste the content to duplicate it. Here’s what you need to do:
How to Duplicate a Multipage Document in Word
When duplicating a multipage Word document, you’ll need to take care of where your cursor is placed while copying its contents. To duplicate the entire page in one-go, you can use the keyboard shortcutCtrl + AorCommand + Ato select all of its contents.
However, to copy just a single or a few pages from a multipage Word document, you can no longer use the keyboard shortcut. Instead, you will need to rely on your mouse cursor to select the contents. Here’s what you need to do:
All in all, it’s certainly strange that Word doesn’t have a built-in option that allows you to do the same with one click. So, for now, the only way to duplicate a Word document, whether it’s a single or multipage document, is to manually copy and paste the content.
