Microsoft Word Split Screen

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One of the many subtle changes in Office 2013 is removing the split window option from the toolbar in Word 2013

Microsoft Word Split Screen Doc

  • Remove Split Screen in Word 2013. A split screen in Microsoft Word is meant to be helpful when you are writing or editing a section of your document, but you need to refer to a different section at the same time. Using a split screen prevents the need to scroll back and forth between these two locations.
  • How to Vertically Split a Screen in Microsoft Word. How to Vertically Split a Screen in Microsoft Word.
  • These steps are going to remove that split and restore your document to a view where you only see one view of your document. Step 1: Open Word 2013. Step 2: Click the View tab at the top of the window. Step 3: Click the Remove Split button in the Window section of the ribbon.
  • Fortunately you can switch from this view and return to the default view that you want. Step 1: Open the Word 2010 window where your document is currently displayed incorrectly. Step 2: Click the View tab at the top of the window. Step 3: Click the Print Layout view in the Document Views section of the ribbon at the top of the window.

For many this can cause confusion or even the belief that the feature has been removed from Word 2013.

Microsoft Word Split Screen

Fortunately the feature hasn’t been removed, but it has been moved to the ‘View’ toolbar.

Microsoft Word can split the window only horizontally, not vertically. If you prefer to work in two 'panes' that are arranged side by side instead of top and bottom, open the document in a second.

To split the screen,

Microsoft Word Split Screen Vertically

  1. Open your document
  2. Click on the ‘View’ toolbar
  3. And then click on the ‘Split’ button

Microsoft Word Split Screen Horizontal

The split feature works the same as previous versions of Word.

Microsoft Word Split Screen View

Once the document is split you can drag the bar up and down to display more or less of each section.

Microsoft Word Split Screen

To turn off split either drag the bar to the top or click on the ‘Remove Split’ button on the ‘View’ toolbar.