View a page at a time, side by side in Word

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

Page through a document like a book using the Side to Side command

  1. On the View tab, select Word side by side button Side to Side.
  2. Flip through pages with your finger if you have a touch screen or use the horizontal scroll bar or mouse wheel to move through the pages.

Note

Side-to-side page movement switches off the ability to pick a zoom setting. Select Vertical page movement to be able to zoom again.