Control pagination

Microsoft Office Word 2003

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  1. Select the paragraphs that contain lines you want to keep together.
  2. On the Format menu, click Paragraph, and then click the Line and Page Breaks tab.
  3. Select the Keep lines together check box.

ShowKeep paragraphs together on a page or in a column

  1. Select the paragraphs you want to keep together on a page.
  2. On the Format menu, click Paragraph, and then click the Line and Page Breaks tab.
  3. Select the Keep with next check box.

ShowAlways force a page break before a paragraph

  1. Select the paragraph that you want to follow the page break.
  2. On the Format menu, click Paragraph, and then click the Line and Page Breaks tab.
  3. Select the Page break before check box.

ShowControl widow and orphan lines

  1. Select the paragraphs in which you want to control widows and orphans.
  2. On the Format menu, click Paragraph, and then click the Line and Page Breaks tab.
  3. Select the Widow/Orphan control check box.

Note  This option is turned on by default.

ShowPrevent a table row from breaking across pages

  1. Click the table.
  2. On the Table menu, click Table Properties, and then click the Row tab.
  3. Clear the Allow row to break across pages check box.

ShowInsert a manual page break

  1. Click where you want to start a new page.
  2. On the Insert menu, click Break.
  3. Click Page break.
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