Page breaks tips and tricks in Microsoft Word

A page break is a tool that divides a worksheet into several pages for printing purposes. By default, Word divides the document into pages. However, you can constantly adjust them to your preference. This article will discuss the tips and tricks related to page breaks in Word.

How to delete page Break

Sometimes, you may need to get rid of page breaks. Therefore, you may need to delete the page breaks.

a) Using the Show/Hide tool to delete page breaks

Here are the steps to follow to do so:

1. Locate the Word icon on your Pc and double-click on it to open.

2. Press CTRL + O keys to open the existing document that contains the breaks you want to delete.

3. Click on the Home tab from the toolbar on the opened document.

4. In the paragraph section, locate the Show/Hide icon. Click on it to show all the formatting in your document.

5. Then, locate the page or section you want to delete the page breaks. Double-click on this page.

6. Then, click on the delete key on your keyboard to delete the page break.

b) Using the navigation pane to delete page breaks

Here are the steps to follow to do so:

1. Locate the Word icon on your Pc and double-click on it to open.

2. Press CTRL + O keys to open the existing document that contains the breaks you want to delete.

3. Click on the View tab from the toolbar on the opened document.

4. In the show section, check the Navigation Pane checkbox.

5. The navigation pane will open on the left side of the screen. Click on the Pages tab.

6. From the pane, click on the page/page break you want to delete.

7. Finally, hit the Delete key on your keyboard to delete the page break.

How to delete a section break

Here are the steps to follow:

1. Locate the Word icon on your Pc and double-click on it to open.

2. Press CTRL + O keys to open the existing document that contains the section breaks you want to delete.

3. Click on the Home tab from the toolbar on the opened document.

4. In the paragraph section, locate the Show/Hide icon. Click on it to show all the formatting in your document.

5. Then, locate the section break you want to delete.

6. Then, click on the delete key on your keyboard to delete the page break.

How to insert a section break

Steps to follow:

1. Locate the Word icon on your Pc and double-click on it to open.

2. Open the document you want to add to the section break.

3. Place the cursor where you want to insert the section break.

4. On the toolbar, click on the Layout tab.


5. In the Page-setup section, click on the Breaks drop-down button.

6. From the menu, locate the Section Breaks section and click on the break option you want to apply to your document.

How to get rid of section break

Steps:

1. Locate the Word icon on your Pc and double-click on it to open.

2. Press CTRL + O keys to open the existing document that contains the section breaks you want to delete.

3. Click on the Home tab from the toolbar on the opened document.

4. In the paragraph section, locate the Show/Hide icon. Click on it to show all the formatting in your document.

5. Then, locate the section break you want to delete.

6. Then, click on the delete key on your keyboard to delete the page break.

How to remove page break

Methods:

a) Using the Show/Hide tool to remove page breaks

Here are the steps to follow to do so:

1. Locate the Word icon on your Pc and double-click on it to open.

2. Press CTRL + O keys to open the existing document that contains the breaks you want to delete.

3. Click on the Home tab from the toolbar on the opened document.

4. In the paragraph section, locate the Show/Hide icon. Click on it to show all the formatting in your document.

5. Then, locate the section you want to remove the page breaks. Double-click on this page.

6. Then, click on the delete key on your keyboard to delete the page break.

b) Using the navigation pane to remove page breaks

Here are the steps to follow to do so:

1. Locate the Word icon on your Pc and double-click on it to open.

2. Press CTRL + O keys to open the existing document that contains the breaks you want to delete.

3. Click on the View tab from the toolbar on the opened document.

4. In the show section, check the Navigation Pane checkbox.

5. The navigation pane will open on the left side of the screen. Click on the Pages tab.

6. From the pane, click on the page you want to remove the page break.

7. Finally, hit the Delete key on your keyboard.

How to remove section break

Steps to follow:

1. Locate the Word icon on your Pc and double-click on it to open.

2. Press CTRL + O keys to open the existing document that contains the section breaks you want to delete.

3. Click on the Home tab from the toolbar on the opened document.

4. In the paragraph section, locate the Show/Hide icon. Click on it to show all the formatting in your document.

5. Then, locate the section break you want to delete.

6. Click on the delete key on your keyboard to remove the section break.

How to view page breaks

a) Using the navigation pane

Steps:

1. Click on the View tab from the toolbar on the opened document.

2. In the show section, check the Navigation Pane checkbox.

3. The navigation pane will open on the left side of the screen. Click on the Pages tab.

4. You can view all the pages/page breaks from the pane.

b) Using the Show/Hide tool

Steps:

1. Click on the Home tab from the toolbar on the opened document.

2. In the paragraph section, locate the Show/Hide icon. Click on it to show all the formatting in your document.

3. All the page breaks will be shown.

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