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Forcing a New Page & Keeping Text Together

Last Updated: May 7, 2003

When You Want:

Text to ALWAYS start a new page. Use the Force a New Page Function
Text to be on the SAME page. Use the Keep Text Together Function

 

Forcing a New Page

There are times when it is necessary that text in a document always start on a new page. For instance when you have completed the title page and are ready to start either the abstract or the document, or you are starting a reference page. Resist the temptation to manually create a new page by repeatedly tapping the Enter key. Using the Enter key method creates problems whenever you edit the document.

To force a new page tap Ctrl+Enter.

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Keeping Text Together

When you want certain text to always be on the same page, but editing may break up the text use the Keep Text Together function. Using the "Force a Page" function in these cases will cause editing problems.To use the "Keep Text Together" function in:

Word

  1. Select the text you wish to keep on the same page.
  2. Right click
  3. Select Paragraph from the pop-up menu.
  4. Click on Line and Page Breaks
  5. Click on the square before "Keep Lines Together."

Word Perfect

  1. Select the text you wish to keep on the same page.
  2. Right click
  3. Click on Block Protect

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