Forcing a New Page &
Keeping Text Together
When You Want: |
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| Text to ALWAYS start a new page. | Use the Force a New Page Function |
| Text to be on the SAME page. | Use the Keep Text Together Function |
Forcing a New Page
There are times when it is necessary that text in a document always start on a new page; for example when starting a reference page. Resist the temptation to manually create a new page by repeatedly tapping the Enter key. Created this way it will not remain a separate page as soon as one line of text above it is either entered or deleted. Anyway, it is much simpler to simply:
To force a new page tap Ctrl+Enter.
In word processing terminology, text that is force to always start on a new page such as a list of references is said to be a "hard page." It is analogous to a hard return that is created when you tap the Enter key. A hard page works on a page like a hard return works on a paragraph, that is, no matter how much editing is done above it, the text on it will always remain as a new page.
Keeping Text Together
When you want certain text to always be on the same page, but editing may break up the text use the Keep Text Together function. Using the "Force a Page" function in these cases will cause pagination problems.To use the "Keep Text Together" function in:
Word 2003
- Select the text you wish to keep on the same page.
- Right click
- Select Paragraph from the pop-up menu.
- Click on Line and Page Breaks
- Click on the square before "Keep Lines Together."
Word 2007
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Word Perfect
- Select the text you wish to keep on the same page.
- Right click
- Click on Block Protect