Visible gap showing pagination in word disappeared

Word User since forever 0 Reputation points
2026-08-02T14:52:52.2866667+00:00

I've seen this issue in the Q&A over and again. It has vexed me the past two days--and I've got a manuscript due this week to my publisher. I have tried everything, gone everywhere searching, but . . .

SOLUTION FOUND!

I use a stand-alone copy of Word (not the stupid useless web version). I found out I had likely inadvertently clicked the "VIEW" "WEB LAYOUT" button. All 70 pages turned into a 1-page document.

I chose "view" and "print layout" and the pagination all returned!!!

Just hoping this helps anyone with the same issue.

https://www.google.com/search?q=where+did+my+page+breaks+in+word+go&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1120US1120&oq=where+did+my+page+breaks+in+word+go&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYQDIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMg0IAxAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IBBAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IBRAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMgoIBhAAGIAEGKIEMgoIBxAAGIAEGKIEMgoICBAAGIAEGKIEMgcICRAAGO8F0gEINzg0N2owajSoAgCwAgE&sourceid=chrome&source=chrome.ob&ie=UTF-8

Solution NOT found here on Microsoft anywhere.

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Stefan Blom 351.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2026-08-03T18:09:16.7266667+00:00

As you have found, you have to display your documents in Print Layout view to see headers/footers. You also have to ensure that the white space between pages is shown. This has been covered before in Q&A, for example at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1019539/ms-word-header-footer-disappeared .

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