How to Use Sections in Word 2013

Page formatting commands in Word 2013 usually affect every page in a document.  However, sometimes you need a document that isn't formatted the same way for every page. For example, you may want to change page number formats (i, ii, iii, vi, 1, 2, 3, ...), or have the first page of a document be an unnumbered cover page. These tricks are possible with sections.

Create a Section

1. Position the toothpick cursor where you want the new section to start.
2. Click the Page Layout tab on the Ribbon.
3. Click the Break button.  There are 7 items.  Choose "Next Page" in the "Section Breaks" group.
4. Similar to page breaks, this starts a new section.

Change the Numbering Style of a Section

1. If you don't have a Page Number yet, insert one.
2. Then in the Design tab,  click the "Page Number" button and choose "Format Page Numbers".
3. Change the "Number Format" to be "i, ii, iii, ...".
4. If necessary, specify the "Start at" value.

Change the Orientation of a Section

1. In the Page Layout tab, click the "Orientation" button.

Delete a Section Break

1. A section break is just like a character in your document, so it should be easy to delete with a Delete key.
2. When you have trouble finding the section breaks, switch to Draft view.