{"id":357410,"date":"2021-10-25T00:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T21:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-add-show-and-remove-page-and-section-breaks-in-google-docs\/"},"modified":"2021-10-25T00:00:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T21:00:47","slug":"how-to-add-show-and-remove-page-and-section-breaks-in-google-docs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-show-and-remove-page-and-section-breaks-in-google-docs\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Add, Show, and Remove Page and Section Breaks in Google Docs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2917f7b75df\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2917f7b75df\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-show-and-remove-page-and-section-breaks-in-google-docs\/#Add_a_Page_or_Section_Break_in_Google_Docs\" >Add a Page or Section Break in Google Docs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-show-and-remove-page-and-section-breaks-in-google-docs\/#Show_or_Hide_Section_Breaks\" >Show or Hide Section Breaks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-show-and-remove-page-and-section-breaks-in-google-docs\/#Remove_Page_and_Section_Breaks\" >Remove Page and Section Breaks<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-show-and-remove-page-and-section-breaks-in-google-docs\/#Remove_a_Break_on_Windows\" >Remove a Break on Windows<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-show-and-remove-page-and-section-breaks-in-google-docs\/#Remove_a_Break_on_Mac\" >Remove a Break on Mac<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Add, Show, and Remove Page and Section Breaks in Google Docs&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-731630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/google-docs-logo-675.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/google-docs-logo-675.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/google-docs-logo-675.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Google Docs logo on a white background\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When you create a document, do you consider its structure? Similar to Microsoft Word, Google Docs provides page and section breaks. These tools help you space out your content by inserting pages and creating sections.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re new to using page and section breaks in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/\">Google Docs<\/a>, we\u2019ll walk you through the basics. We\u2019ll explain how to insert them, hide or show section breaks, and remove breaks that you no longer need.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add_a_Page_or_Section_Break_in_Google_Docs\"><\/span>Add a Page or Section Break in Google Docs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adding a break in Google Docs is easier than you might think. Open your document and place your cursor where you want to insert the break. Then, click Insert &gt; Break from the menu. Choose \u201cPage Break\u201d or \u201cSection Break\u201d from the pop-out menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-756618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/InsertBreak-GoogleDocsBreaks.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Insert a Page or Section Break in Google Docs\" width=\"377\" height=\"500\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Page Break<\/strong>: Drops the text after your cursor to a new page.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Section Break (Next Page)<\/strong>: Starts a new section on the next page.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Section Break (Continuous)<\/strong>: Starts a new section on the same (current) page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Page breaks are ideal if you have a heading or are starting a new paragraph and are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/738784\/how-to-keep-lines-of-text-together-in-google-docs\/\">at the bottom of a page or if you want a separate page for each topic or category in your document<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Keep Lines of Text Together in Google Docs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Section breaks are handy for spacing out images and other content or if you want to insert columns for a small area in the document.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Show_or_Hide_Section_Breaks\"><\/span>Show or Hide Section Breaks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since page breaks do not display any type of indicator in your document, there isn\u2019t a way to show or hide them. As you\u2019ve learned above, a page break simply starts a new page.<\/p>\n<p>Section breaks, on the other hand, have a blue dotted line indicating the start of the section.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-756621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SectionBreak-GoogleDocsBreaks.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Section break in Google Docs\" width=\"650\" height=\"371\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While this section indicator is helpful, it might be distracting to you. Luckily, you can hide it. Click View &gt; Show Section Breaks in the menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-756620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ViewHideSectionBreaks-GoogleDocsBreaks.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Deselect Show Sections Breaks to hide them\" width=\"360\" height=\"310\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This deselects it by removing the checkmark and the blue dotted line dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-756619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SectionBreakHidden-GoogleDocsBreaks.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Hidden Section break in Google Docs\" width=\"650\" height=\"364\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To show the section breaks again later, head to the same spot in the menu and select Show Section Breaks to put a checkmark next to it. You should then see those dotted lines for your section breaks once again.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remove_Page_and_Section_Breaks\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_2\">Remove Page and Section Breaks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you insert a page or section break that you no longer want, you can remove it. The way you do this differs on Windows versus Mac because you\u2019ll <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/439952\/all-of-the-best-google-docs-keyboard-shortcuts\/\">use specific keys on your keyboard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>All of the Best Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remove_a_Break_on_Windows\"><\/span>Remove a Break on Windows<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To remove a page break in Google Docs on Windows, place your cursor in front of the text at the top of the page. Then, press Backspace. This moves the content up to the previous page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-756623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/RemovePageBreakWindows-GoogleDocsBreaks.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Remove a Page break on Windows\" width=\"650\" height=\"206\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To remove a section break on Windows, place your cursor on the line directly above the section break. This is easiest to do if you have Show Section Breaks enabled. Then, press Delete.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-756622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/RemoveSectionBreakWindows-GoogleDocsBreaks.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Remove a Section break on Windows\" width=\"650\" height=\"140\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remove_a_Break_on_Mac\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_4\">Remove a Break on Mac<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To remove a page break in Google Docs on Mac, place your cursor in front of the text at the top of the page. Then, press Delete. This moves the content up to the previous page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-756625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/RemovePageBreakMac-GoogleDocsBreaks.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Remove a Page break on Mac\" width=\"650\" height=\"221\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To remove a section break on Mac, place your cursor at the start of the line with the section break. Again, you can enable Show Section Breaks to make this simpler. Then, press either Fn+Delete or Control+D.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-756626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/RemoveSectionBreakMac-GoogleDocsBreaks.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Remove a Section break on Mac\" width=\"650\" height=\"156\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For another way to structure your document, especially if it\u2019s a brochure or pamphlet, take a look at how to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/399434\/how-to-create-multiple-columns-in-google-docs\/\">create multiple columns in Google Docs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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