How to insert a page break in Microsoft Word and OO Writer

Updated: 08/31/2020 by Computer Hope
Tip

Most Word processing programs, including Microsoft Word and OpenOffice, support the Ctrl+Enter keyboard shortcut to insert a page break. If this keyboard shortcut doesn't work or you want more break options, follow the steps below.

Microsoft Word users

To insert a page break in a Microsoft Word document, follow the steps below.

Microsoft Word 2007 and later

  1. Click the Insert tab.
  2. Select the Page Break option. After inserting the page break, your cursor should be placed on the next page.

Microsoft Word 2003 and earlier

  1. Click Insert in the top menu. If you do not see the top menu, press the Alt.
  2. Select Break from the drop down.
  3. Select Page Break and click OK. After inserting a page break, the Page Break line (shown below) becomes visible or the text cursor is displayed on a new page.

Page break in Microsoft Word.

OpenOffice Writer users

To insert a page break in an OpenOffice Writer document, follow the steps below.

  1. Click Insert on the file menu.
  2. Click Manual break.
  3. Select Page Break and click OK.