当您编辑Microsoft Word文档时，您可能需要更改某些页面的页面布局(page layout)、重新启动自动编号或更改列数。在所有这些情况下，您都需要在Word 文档(Word document)中引入部分。阅读本教程，了解如何在所有Word 文档(Word document)中添加、删除和管理部分：
注意(NOTE)：本教程适用于Microsoft Office和Office 365中的(Office 365)Microsoft Word桌面版本。它不适用于Word的移动版本，例如那些在Windows 10平板电脑或Android 和 iOS(Android and iOS)设备上免费提供的版本。
什么是Word文档中的分节符，它们为什么有用？
分节符将您的Word 文档(Word document)分成单独的部分，允许您将这些部分视为具有不同属性的单独文档。分节符可以充当分页符并(page break)强制在Word中创建一个新页面，或者它们可以是连续(continuous)的，并且这些分节符之后的内容在同一页面上继续。
Microsoft Word(Microsoft Word require) 中的六个功能需要分节符(section break)。其中四个需要一个用作分页符的分(page break)节(section break)符：
- 更改页边距
- 使用不同的页眉和页脚
- 更改纸张尺寸或方向(paper size or orientation)
- 更改页码
其他两个功能需要在同一页面上继续的分节符：
如果您引入连续的分节符(section break)，然后将需要分页符的四个更改(page break)之一(section one)应用于下一节，Word会自动修改您的分节符类型(section break type)，从连续到下一页。
Microsoft Word仅将任何这些更改应用于当前部分（光标所在的部分）。如果您想对整个文档应用这种类型的格式，请确保在激活更改之前选择整个文档。
如何在Microsoft Word中查看现有的分节符(Microsoft Word)
当您编辑 Word 文档时，分节符默认是不可见的。就像(Just)换行符或分页符(line or page breaks)一样，分节符是隐藏的，因为它们用于组织您的内容，并不打算在最终结果中显示或打印。编辑文档时，您可能需要查看它们。
为此，首先，确保“主页”(Home)选项卡在功能区中处于活动状态。查找“段落(Paragraph)”部分，然后在右上角按“Show/Hide按钮以设置格式标记（它上面有一个Pilcrow 符号(Pilcrow sign)- ¶ - ）。
下一个、奇数或偶数分节符(section break)出现在文档页面的末尾。
连续的分节符可以显示在文档中的任何位置，如下面的屏幕截图中突出显示的那样。
如何在Microsoft Word文档中插入分节符
分节符可以从布局(Layout)选项卡中插入。首先(First)，确保将光标定位在文档中，在要开始新部分的位置。
单击或点击功能区上的布局(Layout)选项卡。在页面设置(Page Setup)部分，找到中断(Breaks) 按钮并单击(button and click)或点击它。打开一个下拉菜单，分节符(section breaks)选项位于底部。
分节符有四种类型：
- 下一页- 休息后的新部分从新页面开始。(Page)
- 连续 - 新部分在同一页面上继续。
- 偶数页/奇数页 - 它们类似于下一页分隔(Next Page)符，不同之处在于它可能会插入空白页以强制下一页为偶数或奇数页，具体取决于您选择的内容。
如果要检查Word已完成的操作，请按“主页”选项卡中的(Home)Pilcrow (¶) 按钮（按照上一节中的说明进行操作）。您现在可以为每个部分应用单独的页面、列或编号格式。
如何删除Microsoft Word中的分节符(Microsoft Word)
由于分节符在Word中默认隐藏，因此您需要显示格式标记才能看到它们。在主页(Home)选项卡的段落(Paragraph)部分中按Pilcrow (¶) 按钮。
分节符(section break)会显示在文档中，以便您识别和删除它们。确定要删除的分节(section break)符后，您可以将其视为文档中的任何其他字符。您可以使用键盘上的Delete或Backspace键选择并删除它。
Microsoft Word将特定于某个节的格式(formatting specific)存储在位于其末尾的分节符中。(section break)如果删除分节符(section break)，则该节的内容立即采用下一节的格式。请记住，每个Word 文档(Word document)都以一个默认节(default section)开头，文档结尾作为它的分节符(section break)。您不能在Microsoft Word中删除文档的结尾。因此，您无法一次性删除特定于最后一部分的格式。(formatting specific)
它没有那么复杂，不是吗？
分节背后的理论似乎很复杂，但是一旦开始练习，就很容易管理它们。根据经验，永远不要创建超出严格必要的部分，因为稍后在Word 文档(Word document)中进行更改会变得乏味。请记住，Header/Footer功能允许，例如，第一页或偶数页和奇数页使用不同的页眉或页脚(header or footer)。您可以在不插入任何新部分的情况下应用此类格式。
How to view, insert, or remove section breaks in Microsoft Word documents
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NOTE: This tutorial applies to the desktop versions of Microsoft Word, found in Microsoft Office, and Office 365. It does not apply to the mobile versions of Word, like those found for free, on Windows 10 tablets, or on devices with Android and iOS.
What are section breaks in Word documents and why are they useful?
The section breaks divide your Word document into separate parts that allow you to treat these parts as separate documents, with different properties. The section breaks can act as a page break and force a new page in Word, or they can be continuous, and the content that comes after these section breaks continues on the same page.
Six features in Microsoft Word require section breaks. Four of them require a section break that acts as a page break:
- Changing the page margins
- Using different headers and footers
- Changing the paper size or orientation
- Changing the page numbering
Other two features require section breaks that continue on the same page:
- Changing or restarting numbering schemes
- Changing the number of columns
If you introduce a continuous section break and then apply to the next section one of the four changes that require a page break, Word modifies your section break type automatically, from continuous to next page.
Microsoft Word applies any of these changes only to the current section (the one where your cursor is). If you want to apply this type of formatting for the entire document, make sure to select the whole document before activating the change.
How to view existing section breaks in Microsoft Word
The section breaks are by default invisible when you edit Word documents. Just like the end of a line or page breaks, the section breaks are hidden because they serve to organize your content and are not meant to be displayed or printed in the final result. While you edit your document, you may need to see them.
To do that, first, make sure that the Home tab is active in the ribbon. Look for the Paragraph section and, in the right-top corner, press the Show/Hide button for formatting marks (it has a Pilcrow sign - ¶ - on it).
The next, odd or even page section break appears at the end of your document's pages.
The continuous section breaks can show up anywhere in your document, as highlighted in the screenshot below.
How to insert section breaks in Microsoft Word documents
The section breaks can be inserted from the Layout tab. First, make sure you position the cursor in the document, in the place where you want to start a new section.
Click or tap the Layout tab on the ribbon. In the Page Setup section, locate the Breaks button and click or tap on it. A drop-down menu opens up, and the section breaks options are at the bottom.
There are four types of section breaks:
- Next Page - The new section after the break starts on a new page.
- Continuous - The new section continues on the same page.
- Even page/Odd page - They are similar to the Next Page break, except that it may insert a blank page to force the next page to be even or odd, depending on what you choose.
If you want to check what Word has done, press the Pilcrow (¶) button in the Home tab (follow the instructions from the previous section). You are now ready to apply separate page, columns or numbering formatting for each section.
How to remove section breaks in Microsoft Word
Since the section breaks are hidden by default in Word, you need to show the formatting marks to see them. Press the Pilcrow (¶) button in the Paragraph section from the Home tab.
The section breaks show up in the document so that you can identify and remove them. Once you identify the section break you want to eliminate, you can treat it as any other character in the document. You can select it and delete it using the Delete or Backspace keys on your keyboard.
Microsoft Word stores the formatting specific to a section in the section break located at the end of it. If you delete the section break, the content of the section adopts the formatting of the next section immediately. Remember that every Word document starts with one default section and the end of the document, that acts as the section break for it. You cannot delete the end of the document in Microsoft Word. As a result, you cannot delete in one go the formatting specific to the last section.
It is not that complicated, isn't it?
The theory behind section breaks seems complicated, but it is easy to manage them once you start to practice. As a rule of thumb, never create more sections than strictly necessary because making changes later on in your Word document becomes tedious. Keep in mind that the Header/Footer features allow, for example, different header or footer for the first page or for even and odd pages. You can apply such formatting without inserting any new sections.
