Lay out pages

Insert a page break

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  1. Put your cursor where you want one page to end and the next to begin.

  2. Go to Insert > Page Break.

    Insert a page break

If Word puts a new page in your document unexpectedly, it might be because of a page break. To view page breaks so that you can select and delete them, go to Home > Show/Hide Show Hide icon.Example page break

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