A common use of this type of section break is for columns. Starts a new section without adding a page. Inserts a new page or continues text on the next consecutive page. Each offers a different option for formatting in your document. Multiple main sections or chapters in one document to each start on an odd-numbered page.Ī certain amount or section of text displayed in columns, while the rest of your text is in a single column. Then you want to follow with more text on pages with portrait orientation. One or more pages in landscape orientationĮXAMPLE: Your main text is on pages with portrait orientation, but you have a wide table of data that fits best with the page sideways (landscape). Retains the page formatting of the previous page (e.g., margins, orientation)Ĭan be formatted differently from the previous text or page (e.g., columns, margins, orientation)ĭifferent headers or footers for certain pagesĮXAMPLE: You want to number your table of contents with Roman numerals (i, ii) and the main text with Arabic numerals (1, 2). Page BreaksĬan be used to add another page: the next consecutive, the next odd-numbered, or the next even-numbered page This document will help you understand what section breaks are and how you might use them in your documents.īoth page breaks and section breaks can be used to add a page however, section breaks offer more options and more flexibility for formatting.įor more information on page breaks, refer to Inserting Page Breaks in the Page Formatting Options document. Especially with lengthy documents, you can have multiple headers or footers or different page orientation. Section breaks give you additional options for formatting your documents. This article is based on legacy software. (Archives) Microsoft Word 2007: Working with Section Breaks (Archives) Microsoft Word 2007: Working with Section Breaks.Learn more about UWEC's COVID-19 response.
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