In this video, learn how to prevent single lines of text in a paragraph from getting stranded by a page break—windows and orphans—and learn how to keep paragraphs from splitting across pages, and even how to keep two paragraphs together when a page break appears between them.
- [Instructor] Have you ever been reading through a document…and come across a single line of text all by itself,…stranded at the top or bottom of a page?…It's known as a widow or an orphan,…and it can be distracting, but there are ways…to prevent that from happening here…in Microsoft Word for Office 365 on the Mac.…Scrolling down our Tech Connect document,…0403, if you're catching up,…the last paragraph, as you can see,…is approaching the bottom of our page.…If we were to start adding content…or increasing spacing here and there,…eventually this gets pushed down to a new page.…
And we don't want this last line showing up…all by itself at the top of page two,…or the first line of this paragraph all by itself…at the bottom of this page, with the rest on the next page.…There are ways to keep lines together,…and that's what we're going to explore with this paragraph.…So just click anywhere in the paragraph,…and when we go up to the Format menu,…then go down to Paragraph,…select Line and Page Breaks over here at the top right,…
Author
David Rivers
Released
1/4/2019- Explore how to open, read, and save documents.
- Review methods for adding, moving, and replacing text within a document.
- Explore methods for formatting text using attributes and styles.
- Recall how to improve document appearance and readability with paragraph formatting.
- Recognize how to organize content using table columns and rows.
- Explore improving document appearance and readability with page layout options.
- List items with automatic bullets and numbering.
- Add visual interest to a document with shapes, icons, and pictures.
- Recall how to check spelling and grammar in a document.
- Review several methods for sharing your finished documents with others.
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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What you need to know1m 1s
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1. Get Started
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Save new documents4m 28s
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Use the Tell Me assistant3m 39s
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2. Edit Text
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Insert new text5m 1s
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Find and replace text4m 8s
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3. Format Text
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Change font formatting5m 23s
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Change text case3m 11s
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Format text with styles5m 1s
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4. Work with Paragraph Text
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Change paragraph alignment3m 24s
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Adjust line spacing4m 9s
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Organize text in tables3m 50s
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Modify table design5m 23s
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5. Format Pages
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Change page layout4m 28s
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Put text into columns4m 5s
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6. Create Bulleted and Numbered Lists
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Create a bulleted list4m 34s
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Create a numbered list3m 44s
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Edit and format lists3m 3s
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7. Illustrate Your Documents
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Adjust photos in a document5m 53s
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8. Proof Your Documents
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Set autocorrect options4m 51s
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Check spelling and grammar4m 56s
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9. Share and Collaborate with Others
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Print your documents3m 42s
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Send documents via email2m 26s
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Conclusion
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What's next?43s
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