How to add a page in Google Docs

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When editing your work in Google Docs, you don’t want your document to be just a continuous chunk of text. Finishing one thought and starting the next on a new page is a better option, right? To do this, you need to insert a new page and then you are done. However, when you look, you may get the impression that there is no such option in any of the menus.

Before you start abusing the Enter key, read this guide to learn how to add a new page to a Google Doc on various platforms.

How to Add a Page to a Google Document on PC

You will need to insert a page break into your document to add a new page. There are three ways to do this on PC: through the “Insert” menu, with keyboard commands, and through paragraph formatting.

Use Insert

To add a new page to your Google Doc, follow these steps on PC:

1. Go to the Google Docs website and open the document to which you want to add a page.
   
2. Find the section after which you want to insert the new page.
   
3. Place the blinking cursor at the end of the text.
   
4. Click the “Insert” tab in the menu bar at the top. If you can’t see the menu bar, press the down arrow button in the top right corner of the screen.
   
5. Find the “Break” option in the drop-down menu and choose “Page Break.”
   

Clicking this option will insert a new page.

Use keyboard commands

You can also use keyboard commands to add a new page to your Google Doc. Here is the process on Windows:

1. Place the cursor at the end of the section after which you want to insert the new page.
   
2. Hold down the Ctrl button.
   
3. Press Enter while holding down the Ctrl key.
   

The steps on Mac are as follows:

1. Place the cursor at the end of the section where you want to add a new page.
2. Hold down Command on your keyboard.
   
3. Press Enter to insert a page break.
   

Use format

The third way to add a new page is by inserting a page break before a paragraph.

1. Click a paragraph to select it.
   
2. Find the “Format” option in the menu bar.
   
3. Go to “Line and Paragraph Spacing.”
   
4. “Add a page break before” will be at the bottom.
   

This option will move your paragraph and everything that comes after it to a new page. You can also use this method to insert an empty page at the beginning of your document.

How to Add a Page to a Google Document on an iPhone

You can also add a new page to your document using your iPhone app.

1. Open the Google Docs app for iOS and find the document you want to edit.
   
2. Press the blue pencil icon to start editing.
   
3. Place the cursor where you want to insert the new page.
   
4. Tap the “+” icon on the top toolbar to open the “Insert” menu.
   
5. Scroll down the pop-up window to find “Page Break”.
   

In mobile view, you won’t see the empty page when you insert a page break, but the document will simply say “page break.” Switch to Print Layout by pressing the three-dot menu to see how your document would look on the desktop.

How to add a page to a Google document on an Android

To insert a page into your Google Doc on the go using the Android app, follow these steps:

1. Open the Google Docs app for Android and then your document.
   
2. Tap the blue pencil button in the corner to start editing.
   
3. Place the cursor where you want to add a new page.
   
4. Look for the “+” button on the top toolbar.
   
5. Look for the “Page Break” option.
   

The application will insert a new page, but you will only see a “page break” written in your document. You can activate Print Layout in the three-dot menu to view the newly inserted page.

How to Add a Page to a Google Document on an iPad

If you use Google Docs on your iPad, insert a new page like this:

1. Start the Google Docs app for iOS and open your document.
   
2. Enable editing by tapping the blue pencil icon.
   
3. Place the cursor just before the place where you want a new page.
   
4. Tap the “+” button in the upper right corner of the screen.
   
5. Choose “Page Break” from the pop-up menu.
   

Organize your Google Docs on any device

Google Docs lets you use most of the word processing features you’re likely to need, whether you’re on a PC, mobile device, or iPad. So, give your text a break and start with a new page whenever you need to by following the instructions outlined above.