Section Breaks in Word 2010
Quick Tip for Microsoft Word 2010
Section breaks allow you to make a section of the document different to the rest in terms of its layout. So a section can have:-
- Different margins
- Different orientation
- Different page numbering
- Different headers and footers
You can have as many sections as you like inside a document and they can all have a different layout.
Inserting a Section Break
- Click on the Page Layout tab on the ribbon
- Go to the Page Setup group
- Click on the Breaks button
- Select the Section break you need
Different types of Section Break
Next Page – Creates a section break and a page break, so any text after the section break will go onto a new page.
Continuous – Creates a section break with no page break.
Even page – Inserts a section break and starts the next section on the next even numbered page.
Odd Page – Inserts a section break and starts the next section on the next odd numbered page.
Deleting a Section Break
- Click on the Draft view icon in the bottom right corner of the screen (1)
- The page breaks will be indicated by a dotted line with the words “Section Break”
- Click anywhere on the Section break
- Press Delete on the keyboard