Word 2016 Intermediate/Advanced

Lesson 3 – Using Section Breaks

Word 2016



S TEP - BY -S TEP From the Student Data directory, open AWARD1.DOCX . Insert a Next Page section break.

If necessary, show the formatting markings.

Steps

Practice Data

1. Position the insertion point where you want to create a new section. The insertion point appears in the new location.

Scroll as necessary and click to the left of the text Directions and Information

2. Select the Layout tab. The Layout tab appears.

Click Layout

3. Select the Breaks button in the Page Setup group. The Section Breaks menu appears.

Click

4. Select the Next Page option.

Click Next Page

The Section Breaks menu closes, a Next Page section break appears at the insertion point, and the automatic pagination is adjusted accordingly.

F ORMATTING A S ECTION  D ISCUSSION

After you have created a new section, you can set different margins, page layouts, page orientations, column formats, page numbering, headers, and footers for each section in the document.

Section formatting is stored in the Section Break mark found at the end of each section.

Page 38

OFFICEPRO, Inc.