Word: column break from the insert menu
With a column break in Word, you can specify that a column in the next jumped to. To do this, you need to have your document in columns formatted. We will show you a practical tip on how you can in Word in columns to write. A column break you can insert the following:
- Click with the Cursor behind the last character, after which the break is to be inserted. Usually this is at the end of a sentence after the dot.
- Now in the ribbon, click on "Layout" or "layout".
- Under "page setup" click on "breaks" and choose "column break".

Word: column break insert
Word: column break with the key combination insert
A column break you can insert a key combination:
- Click with the Cursor behind the last character, after which the break is to be inserted.
- With the key combination [Ctrl] + [shift] + [Enter] insert a column break.
On the next page, we show you how you can a Word document save as PDF.
