Google Docs automatically inserts page breaks when a new page needs to be started, based on the page set-up definitions. In Print Layout view, a page break look like a small space between two sheets of paper. Alternatively, page breaks may be inserted at user-defined points. This is called a forced page break and it is designed to override Google Doc’s automatic page break feature.
Copying the practice document
If you are beginning this course at this point, you will need to copy the practice document to your Google Drive.
NOTE: If you have been working through the course, your file should be up to date and you will not need to copy the practice document. You may continue at Inserting a forced page break.
- To begin copying the practice document in a new browser window,
Right-click Copy practice document, Click Open link in new window
The file begins to open in a new window of the web browser. Before the document will open and can be edited, we need to make a copy of it.
Move to the new browser window.
- To copy the document file, in the browser window,
Click 
A copy of the file is now open and, by default, is saved in your Google Drive. The filename now has the words "Copy of" at the beginning.
Inserting a forced page break
Now that all of the content is in our report, we can see that there is a spacing problem with our table. The fifth LEGO set, LEGO Ninjago City, has been pushed to the next page. To rememdy this, we will insert a forced page break so that the entire table is on the third page of the report.
- To move to the table, if necessary,
scroll to the second page of the document
We can see the automatic page break that Google Docs has placed in the middle of the table. Let's use a forced page break to move the entire table to the third page. Forced page breaks can be inserted using the menu bar, or a keyboard shortcut (Control key + Enter).
- To correctly position the cursor,
Click at the beginning of the word "Largest"
- To insert the forced page break, on the menu bar,
Click Insert, Point Break, Click Page break
The entire table is now on the third page of the document. However, moving the table pushed the list of Sources down and caused one of the sources to be on page 4. Let's add another page break before the Sources list and move the entire list to the fourth page.
- To correctly position the cursor,
Click at the beginning of the word "Sources"
- To insert the forced page break, on the menu bar,
Click Insert, Point Break, Click Page break
Thinking ahead, we're going to need a blank page at the top of the document for our table of contents. Let's add that now.
- To move to the top of the document, press:
Control key + Home key
- To insert a new page, press:
Control key + Enter key
A new, blank page is now at the beginning of the document.