How to Add a Page on Google Docs

To insert a new page to your Google Docs document, select an option from the Docs’ menu bar or use a keyboard shortcut. This article will walk you through how to use both options in Docs on desktop and mobile.

In Google Docs, you can add a new page by inserting a page break. Anything written after this page break will seem on the new page.

Add a New Page on Your Desktop in Google Docs 

To add a new page to a Google Doc document on your desktop, launch the Google Docs on your PC. Then open the document in which you need to add a new page.

Place your cursor on the document’s editing screen where you desire to add a new page. Everything written to your cursor’s right will be repositioned to the new page.

Select Insert > Break > Page Break from Google Docs’ menu bar. Alternatively, press Ctrl+Enter (Windows) or Command+Enter (Mac).

If you’ve allowed the View > Show Print Layout option, you will notice a page break line showing the new page. If you don’t have that option allowed, scroll down to see your new page.

And that’s how you break down your document into multiple pages in Google Docs.

Insert a New Page on Your Smartphone

To add a new page from your Smartphone, launch the Google Docs on your device. Then open the document in which you desire to insert a new page.

When you get to the document preview page, at the bottom-right corner, click the pencil icon. This will let you edit your document.

Click where you want to insert a new page on the editing screen. Everything to the right of your selected place will appear on the new page. Then, select the “+” (plus) icon at the top.

From the “Insert” menu that opens, select “Page Break.”

You’ll see a dotted line in your document with the text “Page Break.” Everything below this line will be seen on a new page.

That’s how you shift your single-page document into multi-page documents on Google Docs.