How do I insert a page break on my Microsoft Word document?

Question

It's really irriating me now, it should really insert an automatic page break as I've run out of space on the page i'm using. Problem is i've used a Brainstorm diagram with text boxes i think this could be the reason why.

N.B: The brainstorm keeps moving down with the inserted page break, how do i get around that. I don't want the brainstorm to move onto a new page i want it to stay where it is, lol!

Answer 1

Two ways, the easy way is Ctrl+Enter. Press and hold the Ctrl button, then press Enter.

The other way is click Insert on the menu bar, then "Break..." then check to make sure the radio button next to Page Break is selected, and click OK. Page Break is the default setting unless you've done a different kind of break, so it should be automatically selected...

EDIT: The page break appears as an actual character if you reveal the "invisibles" by clicking on the paragraph backwards P button. You can also see such "invisibles" by clicking on Tools, then Options, then clicking in the checkbox next to All in the Formatting Marks field. If you want the page break after the diagram, just put your cursor below/after the diagram before inserting the page break. If the diagram keeps moving down, the cursor must be before the diagram when you're inserting it. You can see exactly where the break is by revealing it as I described...

Answer 2

From the menu bar at the top choose 'Insert' then it should automatically come up with break. Click 'OK' and there you are a page break.

Answer 3

Hold down Control, then press enter (the carriage return, not the enter key by your number pad). That will insert a page break for you.

I suspect that your problem might be in non-printing characters that you can't see. To switch non-printing characters on (do it again for off) click on the Tools menu, click options, and in "formatting marks" tick "all". Say OK. You might be able to see what your problem is.

Hope that helps - it has helped me numerous times.

Answer 4

you have to go to the insert menu at the top of the page select the break opption from the drop down menu then you get a choice of breaks and select page

Answer 5

Put your cursor where you want the break, then go to Insert (on the toolbar) and Break. You get a couple of options and Page Break is the one you want.

Answer 6

press CTRL-Enter to insert a new page braek.

Or use the insert menu option to insert a page break.

Answer 7

Go to insert and then select break, then choose the break you want to isert ie page break

Answer 8

go to insert at the top anad then break near the top of the list.

easy peasy