Insert page breaks

Insert page breaks in Microsoft Word — with the four heights of help laid out: do it now, make it easier for the next person to accept, work out the right move when you are stuck, and learn the pattern so it stops coming back.

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The four heights

The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Insert a page break before the new section titled Risk Allocation so that the section starts on a…
Insert a page break before the new section titled Risk Allocation so that the section starts on a fresh page. Check that the heading style is Heading 2 and the break does not create an orphaned heading at the bottom of the previous page.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before I send this to formatting, make the contract more readable by ensuring each new clause…
Before I send this to formatting, make the contract more readable by ensuring each new clause starts on its own page when appropriate. Insert manual page breaks before Schedule headings, prevent widows and orphans around clause headings, and confirm Heading 2 and Heading 3 styles trigger a page break where a reviewer would expect a clean section start.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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I just added page breaks to force a new section and now the Risk Allocation heading sits alone at…

A heading got orphaned at the bottom of a page after inserting breaks

I just added page breaks to force a new section and now the Risk Allocation heading sits alone at the bottom of the page with no content beneath it. I’m the document owner and this client expects tidy formatting. What’s the fastest fix to move the heading correctly without disturbing cross-references or the table of contents, and why did this happen so I don’t repeat it?

Become — change the pattern

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Every long contract I work on ends up with orphaned headings, inconsistent page breaks, and a table…

I repeatedly fight with headings and page breaks in long documents

Every long contract I work on ends up with orphaned headings, inconsistent page breaks, and a table of contents that doesn’t match. It costs hours to clean up before filing. What habit should I change—consistent use of heading styles, a template that enforces page break rules, or a final formatting pass—and give me a simple rule to follow on every document to avoid this problem going forward.

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