Word 2016 Intermediate/Advanced

Lesson 3 – Using Section Breaks

Word 2016

Steps

Practice Data

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

Click Page Layout

3. Select the Breaks button in the Page Setup group. The Section Breaks menu appears. 4. Select the Continuous option. The Section Breaks menu closes and a Continuous section break appears at the insertion point.

Click

Click Continuous

Position the insertion point in the section containing the table (but not in the table itself) and use the Page Setup dialog box to change the left margin of the section to 0.5 inch (or 1.25cm). Notice that the left margin of the section containing the table is different than the rest of the document. The paragraphs of text below the table are also included in the section formatting.

Practice the Concept: Click in the blank line below the table and add another Continuous section break between the table and the following paragraph of text. Change the left margin of the section below the table to 1.25 inch (or 3.17cm).

Select the View tab, and select the One Page button in the Zoom group so that you can view the whole page. Notice the different margins in each section of the document. Then, select the 100% button in the Zoom group to return to the regular view.

I NSERTING AN O DD /E VEN P AGE B REAK  D ISCUSSION

You can create an Even Page section break to begin a new section on the next even-numbered page or an Odd Page section break to begin a new section on the next odd-numbered page. For instance, you might want to begin the first page of each chapter on an odd-numbered page.

If necessary, Word prints a blank page to force the section to the next even-numbered or odd- numbered page.  P ROCEDURES 1. Position the insertion point where you want to begin the new section.

2. Select the Page Layout tab. 3. Select the Breaks button

in the Page Setup group.

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