Applies To
Word for Microsoft 365 Outlook for Microsoft 365 Word 2024 Outlook 2024 Word 2021 Outlook 2021 Word 2019 Outlook 2019 Word 2016 Outlook 2016

Line and Page Breaks

Pagination

These options control how text in paragraphs is formatted under some conditions.

  • Keep lines together Keeps lines of a paragraph together on a page or in a column.

  • Keep with next Keeps paragraphs together on a page or in a column.

  • Page break before Always forces a page break before a paragraph.

  • Widow/Orphan control Controls widow and orphan lines on a paragraph. 

Formatting exceptions

  • Suppress line numbers Suppresses or hides line numbers from a paragraph or paragraphs if they've been enabled for a document.

  • Don't hyphenate Prevents hyphens from being applied in a paragraph or paragraphs that have hyphenation applied.

Text box options

You can use the text box options to more tightly wrap the paragraphs that surrounds a text box. To use these options, the text box border must be transparent (no line and no fill), and the Wrap Text must be set at Tight or Through.

These settings affect the surrounding text, rather than the text box itself. You may want to try different settings to see which one gives you the look you want.

  • None

  • All

  • First and Last Lines

  • First Line Only

  • Last Line Only

Preview

Preview    Gives you an approximate view of what your changes will look like.

Buttons

Tabs    Opens a dialog where you can set tab stops, their alignment, and tab leaders.

Set as Default     Gives you the option of using the settings you've changed as a default for the current document, or all documents based on a dotx template.

OK    Saves your changes and exits the dialog.

Cancel    Ignores your changes and exits the dialog.

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