What is a Section Break? How to Insert it?

Introduction

Microsoft Word has many features, including tools that help with formatting and page layout. Long Word documents that are not properly formatted can be difficult to read. Section breaks are one way to format them and make the text easier to read.

What is a Section Break in Word?

A section break is a formatting feature in Microsoft Word that allows users to divide a document into separate sections, each with its own formatting settings. Section breaks are useful when you want to apply different page layouts, headers, footers, margins, or other formatting options to different parts of your document.

Types of Section Breaks

There are four types of Section Breaks in Microsoft Word:

• Next Page Section Break: Inserts a section break and starts the new section on the next page. This is commonly used when you want to begin a new section on a fresh page.

  

  Next Page Section Break

• Continuous Section Break: Inserts a section break but keeps the new section on the same page. It allows you to have different formatting within the same page.

  

  Continuous Section Break

• Odd Page Section Break: Inserts a section break and starts the new section on the next odd-numbered page. This is useful when you want a section to always start on an odd page, such as for double-sided printing.

  

  Odd Page Section Break

• Even Page Section Break: Inserts a section break and starts the new section on the next even-numbered page. This is similar to the odd page section break but ensures that the section starts on an even-numbered page.

  

  Even Page Section Break

How to Insert a Section Break in Word?

Inserting it into a Word document is really simple. To insert a section break, follow these steps:

1. Open the Word document in which you want to insert the section break.

   

   Open the Word document in which you want to insert the section break.

2. Click on the location where you want the section break to appear. This is typically at the end of a page or where you want to start a new section.
3. Go to the “Layout” tab in the Word ribbon at the top of the window.

   

   Go to the “Layout” tab.

4. Look for the “Page Set-up” group, and within that group, you will find the “Breaks” button. Click on it.

   

   Look for “Breaks” in “Page Set-up”.

5. A drop-down menu will appear with different types of breaks you can insert. Choose the appropriate break type based on your needs.

   

   Section Break drop down menu.

6. After selecting the desired section break type, Word will insert it at the chosen point.

The appearance of section breaks may vary depending on the version of Word you are using, but the general steps should be similar across different versions.

How to View and Delete Section Breaks?

1. Open the Word document.

   

   Open the Word document.

2. Go to the “Home” tab on the Word ribbon at the top of the window.
3. Turn on the paragraph marks by clicking on the ¶ symbol in the “Home” tab. This will display the formatting symbols in your document.

   

   Turn on the paragraph marks by clicking on the ¶ symbol in the “Home” tab.

4. Place your cursor just before the section break you want to delete.

   

   Place your cursor just before the section break you want to delete.

5. Press the “Backspace” or “Delete” key on your keyboard to remove the Section Break. The content from the previous and following sections will merge.

Hopefully, this article assisted you in understanding Section Breaks and how to add them to your Word documents, as well as cleared up all of your formatting worries.

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