In Microsoft Word, you can easily split the document into sections by adding a section break in the place where you want to start a new section. To join a section in the document with the next one, you need to delete a section break between them.
A Section break is a mark you insert to show the end of a section. A section break stores the section formatting elements, such as the margins, page orientation, headers and footers, and sequence of page numbers.
Just insert section breaks to divide the document into sections, and then format each section the way you want. For example, format a section as a single column for the introduction of a report, and then format the following section as two columns for the report’s body text.
To insert a section break, do the following:
1. Click where you want to insert a section break.
2. On the Insert menu, click Break.
3. Under Section break types, click the option that describes where you want the new section to begin.
The following types of section breaks can be inserted:
· Next page inserts a section break and starts the new section on the next page.
· Continuous inserts a section break and starts the new section on the same page.
· Odd page or Even page inserts a section break and starts the new section on the next odd-numbered or even-numbered page.
When you delete a section break, you also delete the section formatting for the text above it. That text becomes part of the following section, and it assumes the formatting of that section.
1. Select the section break you want to delete.
If you are in print layout view or outline view and do not see the section break, display hidden text by clicking Show/Hide on the Standard toolbar.
2. Press DELETE.