When you're working with a multi-page document, sometimes you may want to have
more control over exactly how the text flows and breaks can be very helpful in those cases.
This document is a corporate sales report and toward the end is a revenue summary.
Right now it's getting cut off between pages three and four and I'd really
prefer to have it all on the same page.
I could just press Enter until the summary reaches the top of page four,
but if I wanted to add or delete something in another part of the document that
would cause this party to shift and I would have to readjust it. I would really rather not have
to worry about that, so instead I'm going to insert a page break.
To create a page break, place the insertion point before the text you want to move,
then go to the Insert tab
and click the Page Break command.
The summary has now been bumped to the next page
and it will stay at the top of the page even if I change something else in the document.
You'll find even more options on the Layout tab under Breaks.
Here you can insert a page break or another type of break depending on what you need.
A column break controls the flow of text in a column ,while the text wrapping
break can help you manage texts that's wrapped around an object.
Then there are section breaks, which can be used to format different parts of
your document independently. Section breaks create a kind of barrier in your document,
rather than a page break. They let you decide where certain types of
formatting begin and end, including columns, page numbering styles,
page orientation, and more.
In this example, I'd like to separate this paragraph from the two columns you
see here, so I'm going to place the insertion point in front of the paragraph.
and then click Breaks.
Next Page is a type of section break that will move the section to a
completely different page, which isn't what we want.
Instead will choose Continuous so it stays on the same page as the columns.
Now the text can be formatted separately
If we select our paragraph, then remove the two column formatting, you can see
the change immediately.
Finally I'd like to show you how to delete breaks from your documents.
This can be a little bit tricky because breaks are invisible.
To make them easier to find go to the Home tab
and click the Show/Hide command.
Now I can see page breaks paragraphs and other formatting symbols that are
normally hidden
To delete a break, place the cursor to the left of the break or select it,
then press Delete on your keyboard and the break will disappear.
There are a lot of situations where breaks might come in handy. Now that you know
how to use them, you can set up your document exactly the way you want!