If you want to change any those characteristics in mid-document, then you must insert a section break at that point in the document. In Word, page properties such as margins, the number of columns of text, and the position and style of page numbers are applied throughout a section of the document. Section breaks are essential for large complicated documents, especially if you want page numbers in different locations, different margins, different number of columns on different pages.

Line Numbers: You can number each line of the document (useful for legal documents and scripts) and those line numbers can start over on each page or section or run continuously through the document.īorders: you can set a border for every page in the document, for just this section, for the first page of this section, or for every page except for the first page. Headers and footers: you can set a different first page and/or different odd and even pages.

The alternative is to manually create sections ahead of time and then pick the desired orientation for each section. When you want to switch back to the previous orientation, return to this dialog and pick the desired orientation for this point forward again. If you select “this point forward”, Word will insert a Next Page Section Break. You can change the page orientation for the whole document or just for this point forward.

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