How to break pages, split sections in Word 2016

In Breaks, you can select many types of custom text breaks such as page breaks , section breaks and column breaks (column division).

Refer to the video below to learn more about dividing text.

Insert page break

Suppose, the titles are on the third page ( Monthy Revenue and By Client ) but their tables are on the bottom page. So to align, we can press Enter until the title is moved to the fourth page, but the text is easy to deflect while we edit other parts of the document. Therefore, instead of applying the above method, we will use Page break.

1. Place the insertion point in the position where you want to create the page break. In this example, we will place the insertion point before the titles.

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2. In the Insert tab, click the Page Break command or press Ctrl + Enter .

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3. Page break is inserted into the document and the title will move to the next page.

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By default, breaks are usually in hidden mode. So if you want to see breaks in the document, click the Show / Hide command on the Home tab .

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Phần breaks

Section breaks create lines between different parts of the document, allowing formatting from a separate section. For example, you want a section to be divided into two columns without the need to add columns to the document. Word provides several types of section breaks.

1. Next Page: This option inserts a break section and starts a new section on the next page of the text.
2. Continuous: Insert the break section and allow the new section to continue on the same page.
3. Even Page and Odd Page: These options add a section break and move the text to the next odd or even page. These options can be useful when you need to start a new section on an even or odd page.

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Insert break section

In this example, we will add a section break to separate a paragraph from the column list.

1. Put the insertion point into the position you want to add the split part. We will place it before the paragraph we want to split.

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2. On the Page Layout tab , click the Breaks command , then select the desired break section from the drop-down menu. In this example, we select Continuous so that our text stays on the same page as the columns.

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3. Text has been separated.

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4. Text before and after the break section can be individually formatted. In this case, I apply the one-column format to the paragraph.

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5. This format will be applied to the current break section of the document. This example, while the text above the section break applies the two-column format, the one-column format paragraph.

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Other types of Breaks

When you want to display the column format or specify text around the image, Word provides a few other break options:

1. Column: To create multiple columns, you can apply the break column to balance the column display. After using column break, the text will start in the next column.
2. Text wrapping: When inserting images or icons into documents, you can use text-wrapping break to capture text below the image.

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Remove split text

By default, breaks will be to hide. If you want to delete the break, you will have to display the break on the text.

1. On the Home tab, click the Show / Hide command .

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2. Determine the segment you want to remove, then place the insertion point before the break.

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3. Press the Delete button . Segment will disappear.

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Marvin Fry

Update 25 May 2019