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# [Prevent Page Breaks in the Middle of a Paragraph](https://www.knowledgewave.com/blog/msoffice/word/pc-tip-of-the-week-microsoft-office-word-2007-4.html)

 Written by [Dan St. Hilaire](https://www.knowledgewave.com/blog/author/dan-st-hilaire) | March 30, 2010

**Microsoft Word 2007: Prevent page breaks in the middle of a paragraph** <https://www.knowledgewave.com/hs-fs/file-2478211480-jpg/blog-files/microsoft-word-2007-main_full1-150x150.jpg>

1. Select the paragraph that you want to prevent from breaking onto two pages.  
2. On the Page Layout tab, click the Paragraph Dialog Box Launcher, and then click the Line and Page Breaks tab.  
3. Select the Keep lines together check box.

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