Paragraph formatting > Forcing a break before a paragraph

You can instruct Write to always start the current paragraph with a new page or column.

Applying via the dialog box of the command group "Paragraph"

You can use the dialog box to give a paragraph the attribute "Always make a page break/column break before this paragraph".

Open the dialog box on the ribbon tab Home | group Paragraph by clicking on the group arrow in the bottom right corner and switching to the Text flow tab. Enable the option Page break or Column break there.

From this point on, Write will always break the page or column before this paragraph – even if the paragraph is moved to another position in the text.

Application example: If you want a certain heading to always start with a new page, you can format this heading with the attribute Page break. If you then move or copy the heading to another location, it will also start there with a new page.

Different function via the "Break" icon

The commands for the page break/column break via the Break icon on the ribbon tab Insert (or Layout) seem similar at first glance. However, they must be distinguished in their function from the Page break/Column break options in the dialog box described above because they format the page rather than the paragraph.

For more information, see the following sections:

▪Page break: Inserting manual page breaks

▪Column break: Multi-column page layouts