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Insert Section

Inserts a text section at the cursor position in the document. You can also select a block of text and then choose this command to create a section. You can use sections to insert blocks of text from other documents, to apply custom column layouts, or to protect or to hide blocks of text if a condition is met.

To access this command...

Choose Insert - Section

Open Insert toolbar, click

Section

You can insert an entire document in a section, or a named section from another. You can also insert a section as a DDE link.

To edit a section, choose Format - Sections.

The Insert Section dialogue box contains the following tabs:

Section

Sets the properties of the section.

Columns

Specifies the number of columns and the column layout for a page style, frame, or section.

Indents

Indents the section with a left and right margin.

BackgroundArea

Set the fill options for the selected drawing object or document element.

Footnotes/Endnotes

Specifies where footnotes and endnotes are displayed as well as their numbering formats.

Insert

Inserts the section that you defined at the current cursor position in the document.