Section breaks

We use section breaks to set the format or layout for one or more pages in our document.
We may for example want one portion of a page in one  column, and another part of the same page with multiple columns.

To create a section break, first place your cursor at the location in your document where you want to insert this.
Click the button “Breaks” under the tab “Page Layout” in the ribbon.
This opens the menu where we find at the top the page breaks, and at the bottom the section breaks.
The first option “Next page”, adds a section break, and adds a new section on the next page.
This type is useful when you are beginning a new chapter in a document.

The second option “Continuous”, inserts a section break and starts a new section on the same page.
This type is useful when you change a page layout application, such as a different number of columns. (See photo above)

With the third option “Even pages” add a section break and starts a new section on the next page with an even page number.
The fourth option “Odd page” adds a section break and starts a new section on the next page with an odd page number.

The most used section breaks are the first two.

To display the used section breaks in your document to, click the button “Show/Hide” under the tab “Home” in the ribbon.

You can delete section breaks in the same way you delete page breaks.

Even and Odd Section Breaks

Although not much used, these can sometimes be useful for those of us who are writing a book.
For example, you want to start each new chapter of your book on a new odd page.
Place your cursor at the top eg page 4 and click the “Odd page”.
This will then place this information on page 5, and a blank page for page 4.

At first sight it seems that not much has changed, but click the button “Print Preview”, you see that there is a blank page added to page 4.

You will find the button “Print Preview” under the Office button under the section “Print”.

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