Microsoft Word - Formatting - Inserting Page Breaks

Inserting Page Breaks 

Page breaks can be inserted between text where a page break, that does not occur naturally, is required.  It could be between chapters where each new chapter starts on a new page.

1. Position cursor at point of page break

2. Select the Insert Ribbon

3. Click on the Page Break button on the Pages Group


An alternative method is

The shortcut key is Ctrl-Return

Section Breaks 

Section breaks are a way of separating different parts of a document that needs to be treated differently.  It could be the table of contents from the rest of the document or may be having a document go from portrait to landscape.


1. Position cursor at point of page break

2. Select the Page Layout Ribbon

3. Click on the Breaks button on the Page Setup Group.

4. Select the Section Break from the list