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Joanna-Phipps
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Jan 15, 2026

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 there any way that I can tell Word 365 (Win 11 Pro) to let me put the breaks in where I want them? This would also mean finding a way to suppress the automatic page breaks.  Is this even possible, and if so, how do you do it?

 

Regards

Jo

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  • If you are using a Heading style for your chapter headings, then you can add "Page break before" formatting to that style. 

    Note that there is no way to prevent Word from adding automatic page breaks, based on margins, paper format etc. 

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