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Joanna-Phipps
Jan 15, 2026Copper Contributor
Those 'annoying' page breaks
I use Word, as well as other programs, to put the final polish on my manuscripts. I am considering changing publishers, and one of the candidates wants me to use page breaks only on chapter ends. Is ...
Charles_Kenyon
Jan 18, 2026Bronze Contributor
Word automatically starts a page when it runs out of room. That is, however, not a page break. It is just the text flowing onto a new page. A page break starts a new page regardless of whether the previous page is full.
Stefan suggests using page break before formatting in the heading paragraph style used to begin new chapters. Styles are essential to making Word work for you rather than against you.
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