Rearranging the order of pages in Word 2010

Anonymous
2012-03-15T13:24:51+00:00

In Word 2010  can you sort pages like you can sort pages in Powerpoint by simply dragging and dropping ?  If not by dragging and dropping, how?

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Charles Kenyon 170.9K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2012-03-15T13:41:49+00:00

In Word 2010  can you sort pages like you can sort pages in Powerpoint by simply dragging and dropping ?  If not by dragging and dropping, how?

Nope.

Word is a text flow program. It prints text on pages but doesn't really organize by page. Powerpoint is a slide show program. It does organize by slides.

You can cut and paste text.

If you have used heading styles to organize your document, you can use the navigation pane to move logical sections around.

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2012-03-15T15:20:45+00:00

If each page begins with a heading  formatted with a page break before (instead of a manual page break between pages), you can switch to outline view, collapse the view to the heading level used at the tops of pages (say, heading 1), and move (by dragging or by cutting and pasting) the headings.  The content under the heading will move with them.  Also in outline view, you can sort the headings.   When cutting in outline view, you must include the heading's paragraph mark so that subheads and text will be included in the cut.  

The navigation pane also allows you to collapse or expand the heading levels shown and to drag headings to rearrange, but as far as I know, you cannot cut and paste to move headings and you cannot sort them.

HTH,

Pam

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-04-20T21:39:41+00:00

    To the reply from LiamMacintosh, I tip my hat!  Very nicely said.

    Bryan

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-04-20T21:31:23+00:00

    That may be true, however you over estimate the average users' need and actual use of Microsoft Word, as well as their education. The issue with being an MVP sir, is that you take for granted what you find to be simple and dismiss a simple request which incidentally can be found on mutliple forums with a simple Google search. And your answer, is merely to bash a simple solution posted by a more average user. In addition, this solution though it may not work with the elements you stated, does not harm the orginal document. No harm, No foul. So kudos on being a MS MVP - Word, now trying being an MVP at life.

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  3. Charles Kenyon 170.9K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2016-04-20T13:20:57+00:00

    This is unlikely to happen given the tools that are in Word to easily allow movement of logical sections. Again, Word does not really think in "pages." If you begin each page with a heading, you can easily move pages araund.

    Learn to use the tools that are available or switch to a page-oriented program like publisher.

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