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Word automatically adds a break at the end of each page. You can also insert a manual page break anytime you want to start a new page in your document.

  1. Put your cursor where you want one page to end and the next to begin.

  2. Go to Insert > Page Break.

    Insert a page break

Insert a manual page break

  1. Click or tap in the document where you want to insert a page break.

  2. Go to Layout > Breaks > Page.

    Layout Break menu with Page Break highlighted
  1. Click or tap in the document where you want a page break.

  2. Go to Insert > Page Break.

    Page break button

See Also

 Insert a section break

Remove a page break from a Word document

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