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Add column, frame, and page breaks

Control column, frame, and page breaks by inserting special break characters in the text.

Using the Type tool, click to place the insertion point where you want the break to occur.
Choose Type > Insert Break Character, and then choose a break option from the submenu.

You can also create breaks by using the Enter key on the numeric keypad. For a column break, press Enter; for a frame break, press Shift+Enter; and for a page break, press Ctrl+Enter (Windows) or Command+Return (Mac OS).

To remove a break character, choose Type > Show Hidden Characters so that you can see nonprinting characters, and then select and delete the break character.

Note: If you create a break by changing paragraph settings (as in the Keep Options dialog box), the break precedes the paragraph that contains the setting. If you create a break using a special character, the break occurs immediately after the special character.

Break options

The following options appear on the Type > Insert Break Character menu:

Column break: Flows text to the next column in the current text frame. If the frame has only one column, the text goes to the next threaded frame.
Frame break: Flows text to the next threaded text frame, regardless of the current text frame’s column setup.
Page break: Flows text to the next page with a text frame threaded to the current text frame.
Odd page break: Flows text to the next odd-numbered page with a text frame threaded to the current text frame.
Even page break: Flows text to the next even-numbered page with a text frame threaded to the current text frame.
The above break characters do not work in tables.
Forced Line Break: Forces a line to break where the character is inserted.
Paragraph Return: Inserts a paragraph return (the same as pressing Enter or Return).

Related break options are available in the Keep Options dialog box and in the Paragraph Style Options dialog box.

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Sandee Cohen said on Nov 23, 2007 at 8:15 AM :

Discretionary line break will force a line break where the character is inserted but only if the line break is needed. This allows lines that are shorter than the column width to remain as a single line. But lines that are longer, will break where the discretionary line break is inserted.
This is very useful for preventing awkward breaks or hyphenations in long text strings such as URLs.

Bob - Adobe Writer said on Nov 26, 2007 at 6:34 AM :

Thanks, Sandee.

kwgilbert said on Apr 21, 2008 at 8:02 AM :

Contrary to what is written here, the Column break and Frame break
keyboard shortcuts do indeed work in tables. See http://blog.gilbertconsulting.com/2008/04/page-breaks-in-tables.html for a
complete explanation of how this works.

Bob - Adobe Writer said on Apr 21, 2008 at 8:58 AM :

Thanks for catching the error.

SuAdoMac said on Jul 29, 2008 at 1:44 AM :

I am now- DESPERATELY- searching for what those teeny tiny little menu
shortcuts for

"Insert Break Characters"

are SHOWN as to WHERE they might BE!

!!!!!

Bob - Adobe Writer said on Jul 29, 2008 at 8:01 AM :

If you're asking how to find keyboard shortcuts for commands, here's the best way.

1. Choose Edit > Shortcuts.
2. Choose Type Menu from the Product Area pop-up list.
3. Scroll down to the "insert Break Character" commands, and select one. The shortcut is displayed in the Current Shortcuts box.

You can also click Show Set and print out a list of all the shortcuts.

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