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Pagination & page breaks

Content flows across pages automatically as you edit — and when you need a clean start, you can guide where a page breaks.

4 min readUpdated 18 Jun 2026

How content flows

The editor lays your document out on real pages. As you add or remove content, everything reflows to fit — text moves to the next page, the page count updates, and the layout stays tidy without you managing boundaries by hand.

You write the content; the pages take care of themselves.

Because you're editing the paginated page, the breaks you see are the breaks your client gets — there's no separate layout step on export.

What happens automatically

Most of the time you won't think about pages at all. The editor handles the routine work for you.

  • Long sections and tables continue onto the next page.
  • Adding or deleting content repaginates the whole document.
  • Headers, footers and margins stay in place across pages.
  • Reordering sections reflows pages to match — see Sections & reordering.

Forcing a page break

Sometimes you want a part to start on a fresh page — terms, an appendix, or the first slide of a pitch. You can insert a break where you need one.

  1. Place your cursor

    Put it where you want the new page to begin.

  2. Insert a page break

    Use the slash palette to add a break at that point — see The slash palette.

  3. Check the flow after it

    Confirm the following content sits as you intended and the break still makes sense if you edit above it.

Fixing awkward breaks

Occasionally a heading lands alone at the foot of a page, or a table splits where you'd rather it didn't. A few moves usually settle it.

  • Trim or expand the content above so the break falls more naturally.
  • Move a section so it starts cleaner — see Sections & reordering.
  • Insert a deliberate page break before a part that should always start fresh.
  • If a page still looks wrong, see A document looks wrong.

Pages and the PDF

What you see is what you export. The PDF carries the same pagination and breaks as the editor, so there are no surprises when you download.

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to set page breaks myself?

No. The document paginates automatically as you edit. Manual breaks are only for when you want a part to start on a fresh page.

Why did a page break move after I made an edit?

Content reflows to fit, so adding or removing text shifts where automatic breaks fall. That's expected — the document is keeping itself tidy.

A forced break left a big gap. What now?

A manual break stays put even if the content above shrinks. Remove the break and let the page flow naturally, or move it to a better spot.

Will the PDF break pages in the same places as the editor?

Yes. The export matches the editor exactly — see Export & download PDFs.

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