Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Learn how to keep paragraphs together in Microsoft Word. First, we will look at how to keep individual paragraphs on one page. Then, we will look at how to keep two paragraphs or a heading and paragraph together. Lastly, we will look at how to prevent widows and orphans.

This tutorial was recorded in Word for Microsoft 365. These steps also apply to Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac (a.k.a., Word for Mac), Word 2024, Word 2021, Word 2019, and Word 2016.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:43 How to Keep Individual Paragraphs on One Page
01:48 How to Keep Two Paragraphs Together (or Heading with Next Paragraph)
02:57 How to Prevent Widows and Orphans

📝 Companion Blog Post/Transcript for this Video
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How to Keep Paragraphs Together in Microsoft Word (PC & Mac)
erinwrightwriting.com/keep-paragraphs-together-in-microsoft-word

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