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Blank page being inserted before the current page, not after. How do I fix?

I am working with Word 2013.

I'm not sure what I did but when I went to insert a blank page, the page was inserted before the page I was working on instead of after.  For example I was working on page 2, went to insert a blank page expecting it to be page 3 but it became the new page 2. I have no idea why, all of a sudden, it is doing this. When I was working on documents earlier, it did not do this so it is a bit frustrating. 

There is a section break between two pages but I don't recall doing anything out of the ordinary to change the settings.  

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There is a difference between a manual page break and a (new page) section break.

Generally when you simply tell Word to insert a break, it will insert the break where you tell it to. If your insertion point is at the top or in the middle of a page, it will push the rest of your page into the new page.

It can be very helpful when working in Word to display the non-printing formatting marks (including section breaks and manual page breaks). Showing non-printing formatting marks in Microsoft Word

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Charles Kenyon
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Last updated December 22, 2024 Views 64,208 Applies to: