assignment writing in word - The University of Auckland Library

2. Click the Orientation button and choose either Portrait or Landscape from the
list.
Note that unless ‘section breaks’ are used, all pages in the document will change to
this orientation. Section breaks are covered in the Student Learning Centre’s ‘Thesis
Formatting’ and ‘Thesis Writing in Word’ workshops – see the last page for details.
Breaking Pages
MS word will automatically start a new page when the end of the present page has been
reached. It is also possible to start a new page in the document by ‘breaking’ your page
partway down. To do so:
1. Ensure that the insertion point is at the location that the new page is required.
2. Choose Page Layout Breaks.
You may select ‘Page’ under Page Breaks, or ‘Next Page’ under Section Breaks.
Numbering Pages
You may add page numbers to the document in various format and locations.
1. Choose Insert Page Numbers.
2. Click Format Page Numbers …. In the Page Number Format window, choose
your preferred number format.
3. Choose ‘Start at’ and make sure the numbering starts at ‘1’.
4. Click Insert Page Number, and select one of the preferred locations to
insert.
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