Additional Resources

Microsoft Word 2007 | Section Break

What's on this page... Insert a Page Break Delete a Page Break Dividing a Document Into Sections Delete a Section Break

Dividing A Document Into Sections

To create a new section (section break), follow these steps:

1.	Click where you want to insert a section break.
2.	Click the Page Layout Ribbon tab. Click the Breaks button's drop-down arrow, and choose Next Page.
3.	From the Section Break Types option list choose any one of the following depending on what you want to do:
	► NEXT PAGE Inserts a page break as well as a section break so that the new section can start at the top of a new page (the next one). Select this option to start a new chapter, for example.
	► CONTINUOUS Inserts a section break in the middle of a page. Select this option, for example, if you want to introduce newspaper-style columns in the middle of a page.
	► EVEN PAGE Starts the new section on the next even page. This option is good for two-sided documents where the headers on the left- and right-hand pages are different.
	► ODD PAGE Starts the new section on the next odd page. You might choose this option if you have a book in which chapters start on odd pages.

Q: How do I know a section break has been inserted? Click the Show/Hide button from the Home ribbon tab to see where the section break has been inserted into your document.  Show/Hide button

The Show/Hide button displays a section break.

Delete a Section Break

Microsoft Word 2007