To see exactly where a section break is in a document, switch to Normal view (View | Normal) Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ any type of page or section break will show up as a dotted line across the page with text in the middle to tell you what type of break it is (Continuous, Page Break etc). You can tell which document section youР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћre in from the status bar in Word (Tools | Options | View | Status Bar) and the item Р Р†Р вЂљР’ВSec Р Р†Р вЂљР’ВР вЂќР вЂћs you scroll down the document the number will change as you switch between sections. Most documents only have one section that takes up the entire document. There are some types of formatting in Word that can only be done on a Р Р†Р вЂљР’Вper sectionР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћ basis, section breaks let you mix those formats in a single document Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ otherwise youР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћd have to create separate documents and manually put them together. You can use it to impose formatting changes without a new page. In Word, a section is an invisible way to break up parts of a document. WHAT IS A SECTION?Р вЂќР’В®nough! I hear you cry Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ what the dickens is a section anyway? You would use this when the formatting requires new chapters to start on a certain side of a book. You would use this when the formatting requires new chapters to start on a certain side of a book.Р вЂќР’В¬reates a new section and a hard page break with the page number for the first page after the break being the next odd numbered page. This creates a new section in a document with no change in pagination.Р вЂќР’В¬reates a hard page break and a new section at the same timeР вЂќР’В¬reates a new section and a hard page break with the page number for the first page after the break being the next even numbered page. Separates text for wrapping around objects. It will force the following text into a new column. A Page Break does not create a new section.Р вЂќР вЂћ column break is used when you have a multiple column format. This is a standard Р Р†Р вЂљР’ВhardР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћ Page Break which means that there will a new page at that point, no matter what. In this issue weР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћll explain what section breaks in Word are, how they work and some nifty purposes that you can put them to.Р вЂќР вЂћt Insert | Breaks youР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћll find the following options: You may have noticed the Insert | Break option in Microsoft Word and wondered what it was for, or worse, tried to use it and got into a horrible mess. In this article weР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћll explain what section breaks in Word are, how they work and some nifty purposes that you can put them to.

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