Word Section Break
How to Use Section Breaks in Word
By breaking up a document into several sections using section breaks, you can apply different page formatting styles to different parts of your document. For example, a section can have its own page numbering style, header and footer, paper size, or page orientation separate from other sections.
Insert a Section Break
The steps for inserting a section break are similar to those for inserting a page break.
- Place the cursor where you want the section to start.
- Click the Layout tab.
- Click the Breaks button.
- Next Page will start a new section on a new page.
- Continuous will start a new section on the current page.
- Even Page will start a new section on the next even-numbered page, inserting a blank page if necessary.
- Odd Page will start a new section on the next odd-numbered page, inserting a blank page if necessary.
- Select a type of section break.
There are four types of section breaks to choose from, each controlling whether and how pages break between sections.
A new section is started where you’ve specified.
You can remove section breaks the same way you’d remove a page break. First, show hidden formatting marks by clicking the Show/Hide ¶ button, then select the section break and delete it.
Customize a Section Layout
Each section can have its own page formatting independent of the rest of the document.
- Place the cursor where you want the section to start.
- Click the Page Layout dialog box launcher on the Layout tab.
- Make sure the Apply to setting is set to This section.
- Customize the page setup options.
- Click OK.
You could also choose to apply these formatting options to the whole document or from the selected spot onward.
When customizing a section’s page layout, you can set paper size, page orientation, page margins, and line numbers.
You can also customize a section’s page border in the Borders and Shading dialog box or customize a section’s column layout in the Columns dialog box.
