How do I get rid of section breaks in Word?

To delete a break:
  1. If necessary, click the Home tab and then click Show/Hide ¶ in the Paragraph group.
  2. Double-click the break to select it or drag over it.
  3. Press Backspace or Delete to delete the break.

How do I remove a section break in Word without losing formatting?

Unfortunately, there is no intrinsic way to delete section breaks and maintain the formatting represented by that break. There is a workaround you can use, however: Place the insertion point at the end of the document, just after the final section break.

How do I remove a break in Word 2016?

Word 2016. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Show/Hide to show all formatting marks including page breaks. Double-click the page break to select it, then press Delete.

How do I remove a section break in Word without losing header and footer?

In general: You can go into the header section of the last section. Activate the “link to previous” option. Confirm, that the header/footer should be replaced. After that you can delete the section and the header remains in the first section.

Why can’t I select a section break in Word?

There are several methods which should work: Place the cursor at the beginning of the Section Break then press del in the Numeric Keypad if your keyboard has one. If not [as with a laptop] press fn+delete. Place the cursor at the beginning of the Section Break, press Shift+➡︎ then press delete.

How do you remove a page break?

Remove a manual page break
  1. Go to Home and select Show/Hide . This displays page breaks while you’re working on your document.
  2. Double-click the page break to select it and then press Delete.