View Section Breaks In Word

You can either use the replace tab or the find tab to find your section breaks.
View section breaks in word. The replace tab on the find and replace dialog box displays. That s because these breaks don t appear when the document is printed. They allow you to change formatting aspects that would otherwise be the same throughout a document such as page orientation margins columns headers and footers.
The section breaks are by default invisible when you edit word documents. If you are not in print layout view on the view menu click print layout. Go to home show all nonprinting characters.
As you re editing and formatting your document you may need to see page and section breaks. In the options dialog box please click the view tab and then check all option in formatting marks group to show. You can add page breaks but word for the web can t add section breaks yet.
If you have the word desktop application use the open in word command to open the document and add section breaks there. Doing so has repercussions however word. To view the existing page breaks in your document change the.
Insert a section break. While you edit your document you may need to see them. To view existing page and section breaks in word on the home tab then click on the paragraph button.
When you re done and you save the document it will continue to be stored where you opened it in word for the web. Click tools options. See the first screenshot below.