Word · Insert a page break
Breaks
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+EnterMac
Cmd+ReturnBreaks the page here and pushes the text to the top of the next one; the break stays put as the text above grows, and the section break you need for separate headers or page numbering has no default binding at all.
- Group
- Breaks
- Keys held
- 2
Press Alt in Word for Windows and every ribbon button shows a letter, so even a command with no combination is reachable as a sequence — Office for Mac has no such key tips.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Insert a page break in Word?
Breaks the page here and pushes the text to the top of the next one; the break stays put as the text above grows, and the section break you need for separate headers or page numbering has no default binding at all. It is Ctrl+Enter on Windows and Cmd+Return on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+Enter on Windows, Cmd+Return on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Breaks in Word.