How to show or hide section breaks in Word?
Section breaks in Word are used to divide a document into sections, allowing for different formatting options within the same document. However, these breaks can sometimes be hidden, making it difficult to see where sections begin and end.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to easily show or hide section breaks in Word, making it easier to edit and format your document as needed.
Show or hide section breaks in Word:
With the show/hide button
By configuring Word Options
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Show or hide section breaks with the Show/Hide button in Word
You can click Home > Show/hide button to show or hide all section breaks from the Word document. See screenshot:
Or use the keyboard shortcut to turn on or turn off Show/hide function: Ctrl+* or Shift+Ctrl+*
Show or hide section breaks by configuring Word Options
You can also configure the Word options to show or hide all section breaks in Word document. Please do as follows:
1. Click File (or Office button) > Options.
2. In the Word Options dialog box, please click Display in the left bar, and then check Show all formatting marks option in the Always show these formatting marks on the screen section. See screenshot:
Note: For hiding all section breaks, please uncheck this Show all formatting marks option in the Word Options dialog box.
3. Click the OK button to save the settings.
Show or hide section breaks in Word with Kutools
If you have Kutools for Word installed, you can also quickly show or hide all sections from Word document by its Display Settings feature. Please do as follows:
1. Please click Kutools Plus > Display Setting. See screenshot:
2. In the Display Settings dialog box, please check the Show All option in the Formatting Marks section See screenshot:
Note: For hiding all section breaks, please uncheck the Show All option in the Display Settings dialog box.
And now you can see the result as shown as below:
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