## WD: WordBasic Examples: InsertSectionBreak/PageBreak/ColumnBreak

Q106198

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

## SUMMARY

This article contains an example that demonstrates the use of the following WordBasic statements or functions:

> InsertSectionBreak
> InsertPageBreak
> InsertColumnBreak

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### InsertSectionBreak

Syntax:

> InsertSectionBreak

Example:

       Sub MAIN
          FileNewDefault
          ViewPage
          For count = 1 To 50
             Insert "This is a test."
             InsertPara
          Next count
          StartOfDocument
          LineDown 15
          InsertSectionBreak
          LineDown 15
          InsertSectionBreak
          LineUp 5
          WindowArrangeAll
          FilePageSetup .TopMargin = "1" + Chr$(34), .BottomMargin = \
          "1" + Chr$(34), .LeftMargin = "2.75" + Chr$(34), \
          .RightMargin = "2.75" + Chr$(34)
       End Sub

### InsertPageBreak

Syntax:

> InsertPageBreak

Example:

       Sub MAIN
          FileNewDefault
          For count = 1 To 5
             Insert "This is a test of page breaks."
             InsertPageBreak
          Next count
          Insert "This text should be on page 6"
       End Sub

### InsertColumnBreak

Syntax:

> InsertColumnBreak

Example:

       Sub MAIN
          FileNewDefault
          ViewPage
          FormatColumns .Columns = "2"
          For count = 1 To 50
             Insert "This is a test."
             InsertPara
          Next count
          StartOfDocument
          LineDown 25
          InsertColumnBreak
       End Sub

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Issue type : kbinfo
Technology : kbWordSearch kbWordWSearch

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