Page, Paragraph, Line, and Column Breaks in MS Word

In this article, you will learn about a very important topic related to paragraph formatting, such as page breaks, paragraph, line, and column breaks in a Word document.

Page Break in MS Word:

Here’s the sentence corrected for grammar and clarity:

“When a new page is initiated, or an additional page is added to the current document, it is called a ‘page break.’ (You can also move paragraphs from the current page to the next one.)”

Steps:

• To break the page of any content and move to the next page, you have to click at the beginning of the relevant content or click on that page to add another page under a page.
• Then strike (press) the Ctrl + Enter.
• Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + Enter.

Paragraph Break in MS Word:

Splitting one Paragraph into two paragraphs is called a paragraph break.

• Then strike or press) the Enter key.
• Position the cursor at the beginning of the line in a paragraph that you want to break
• Then strike (press) the Enter key.
• Keyboard Shortcut: Enter Key (Return Key).

Break a Line in MS Word:

It breaks one line of the paragraph into two lines in the Word document.

Steps:

• Keep some text you want
• Position the cursor at the beginning of a line in a paragraph that you want to break
• Then strike (press) the Shift + Enter.
• Keyboard Shortcut: Shift + Enter.

Break a Column in MS Word:

Breaks a column from the current left position to the right. To break a column, you should split the text into two, three, left, or right columns.

Steps:

• Keep some text you want
• Change the text/paragraph into 2 or more columns. 
• To change the paragraph into the column. Go to the Layout tab, click on the column, and then select one of the column options.

• Now, position the cursor at the beginning of the line in the left column that you want to break
• Then strike (press) the Shift + Ctrl + Enter.
• Keyboard Shortcut: Shift + Ctrl + Enter.