Control pagination

You can control where Microsoft Word positions automatic page breaks by setting pagination options.

Show Keep lines of a paragraph together on a page or in a column

Select the paragraphs that contain lines you want to keep together.
On the Format menu, click Paragraph, and then click the Line and Page Breaks tab.
Select the Keep lines together check box.

Show Keep paragraphs together on a page or in a column

Select the paragraphs you want to keep together on a page.
On the Format menu, click Paragraph, and then click the Line and Page Breaks tab.
Select the Keep with next check box.

Show Always force a page break before a paragraph

Select the paragraph that you want to follow the page break.
On the Format menu, click Paragraph, and then click the Line and Page Breaks tab.
Select the Page break before check box.

Show Control widow and orphan lines

Select the paragraphs in which you want to control widows and orphans.
On the Format menu, click Paragraph, and then click the Line and Page Breaks tab.
Select the Widow/Orphan control check box.

Note This option is turned on by default.

Show Prevent a table row from breaking across pages

Click the table.
On the Table menu, click Table Properties, and then click the Row tab.
Clear the Allow row to break across pages check box.

Show Insert a manual page break

Click where you want to start a new page.
On the Insert menu, click Break.
Click Page break.