Learn how to insert Section Breaks in a Microsoft Word document. Break up long texts to make the composition more coherent.

When entering text into Word columns, it can be a battle trying to get the text to balance. Mary Ann Richardson explains how to let Word fight the battle for you and keep your columns in line.

Word's page and section breaks often confound users. They often enter them when they don't mean to, creating structural problems that the user doesn't know how to eliminate.