Add a section break Select where you want a new section to begin. Go to Layout > Breaks. Choose the type of section break you want: Next Page Section break starts the new section on the following …

To change formatting in a document, insert a section break at the beginning of where you want the change. Set up the formatting change just past the new section break.

Double-click the header or footer on the first page of the new section. Select Link to Previous to turn it off and unlink the header or footer from the previous section.

Click or tap in the section break you want to change. Go to Layout and select the Page Setup launcher button . Select the Layout tab. Select a new section type from the Section start dropdown list. Select …

To use different page numbers or formats in different sections, create Page breaks and set page number for each.

You can insert your own column breaks for more control over the document format. Place your cursor where you want the column to break. Click Layout > Breaks. A menu with options will appear. Click …

Word automatically breaks paragraphs at the end of a page, so a paragraph that started on one page continues on to the next page. To keep the whole paragraph on the same page, follow these steps.

Word automatically adds a break at the end of each page. You can also insert a manual page break anytime you want to start a new page in your document.

If not showing, select Home > Paragraph > Show/Hide to show section breaks. Place your cursor just before the section break and press the Backspace key.

Show section breaks When you've added section breaks in your document, the easiest way to see where they begin and end is to first display all formatting marks.