Many of the screenshots below containnon-printing characters, such as o, , and .

However, pressing Enter twice can lead to issues down the line.

Instead, use Microsoft Word’s paragraph prefs to force the program to create that space for you.

iPhone 16e with iPhone 16 Plus and iPhone 16 Pro in hand against grey wall.

In this example, we have typed the numbers manually.

Instead, you should useWord’s built-in multilevel list creator.

The best way to start a new page is to useWord’s built-in Page Break.

An Excel table with a named range.

If you want to format different pages independently, click Breaks > Next Page in the Layout tab.

This will create amore definitive Section Breakinstead.

This is because Word creates the automatic table of contents by referencing the different Headings in your document.

A Word document containing paragraphs without spacing in between.

This is why you should use Word’s caption tool instead.

To add a caption, right-smack the relevant image, and click “Insert Caption.”

This means that any subsequent tables you add will be laid out in the same way.

The Paragraph dialog box launcher in Microsoft Word

The Paragraph dialog box in Word, with Spacing Before set to 0 pt, Spacing After set to 12 pt, and the OK button highlighted.

A Word document containing paragraphs with spacing in between.

A manually created multilevel list in Microsoft Word.

Word’s multilevel lists with headings selected, and the corresponding headings in the Style Gallery highlighted.

Word’s Change List Level option in the multilevel list drop-down menu.

Word’s Page Break option in the Layout tab.

Headings in a Word document, each assigned to different Heading Styles

The table of contents options in Microsoft Word.

Word’s Custom Table Of Contents option in the Table Of Contents drop-down menu.

The different options available when customizing tables of contents in Word.

The Update Field option on a table of contents in Microsoft Word, accessed via a right-click.

An image in Microsoft Word, with the option to insert a caption displayed via a right-click.

The Caption dialog box in Microsoft Word, with some of the settings assigned to align with the chosen picture.

The Table Styles drop-down arrow in the Table Design tab in Microsoft Word

A table style in Microsoft Word being selected as the default layout via a right-click.