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How to set on MS word 2010 that heading 1 or heading 2 start from the first available page beginning?

EDIT: I am not thinking on heading.
E.g. I want this automatically without need of me to press enter.

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I don't want this:

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Best Answer

If you want the heading to always start a new page, edit the Heading 1 and Heading 2 styles. Styles Pane

Open the Paragraph Format Window: Modify Style Window

In Paragraph settings, select Page Break Before. Paragraph Settings Window

Then be sure to use the Heading 1 and Heading 2 styles.

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What about shifting the heading level by one?

    X [empty, white text color] (Heading 1)
    X1. Content                 (Heading 2)
    X1.1 Content                (Heading 3)
    X1.2 Content                (Heading 3)
    X1.2.1 Content              (Heading 4)
    X2. Content                 (Heading 2)
    X2.1 Content                (Heading 3)
    X2.1.1 Content              (Heading 4)
    X2.1.2 Content              (Heading 4)
------ section break -------
    XI [empty, white text color] (Heading 1)
    XI1 Content                  (Heading 2)
    XI1.1 Content                (Heading 3)
    XI1.2 Content                (Heading 3)
    XI1.3 Content                (Heading 3)
    XI2 Content                  (Heading 2)
------ section break -------
    XII [empty, white text color] (Heading 1)
    XII1 Content                  (Heading 2)
    XII1.1 Content                (Heading 3)
    XII1.2 Content                (Heading 3)
    XII1.3 Content                (Heading 3)
    XII1.3.1 Content              (Heading 4)

Word 2010 – page break before H2 except after H1

Creating a new style will accomplish what you want. Try this procedure:

Use the Paragraphs dialog box to make Word insert a page break before all Heading 2 text.
Create a new style, "Heading 2 Prime", that's exactly like Heading 2, but uncheck the "page break before" option. Be sure you spell "Heading 2 Prime" exactly as written here.
Press Alt+F11 to open the VBA development environment, then click "Insert > Module" to open a new window for entering programs.
Paste the following statements into the window. These statements replace all Heading 2 paragraphs that come after Heading 1 paragraphs, with the Heading 2 Prime style.

Code to paste:

'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Sub replace_Heading2_with_Heading2Prime()

Dim i As Integer
Dim s As String
Dim h As String

'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
'loop through all pgp and report heading 2

For i = 1 To ActiveDocument.Paragraphs.Count

s = ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(i).Style

If (s = "Heading 2") Then
 h = findPriorHeading(i - 1)
 If (h = "Heading 1") Then
 ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(i).Style = "Heading 2 Prime"
 End If
End If

Next i

Exit Sub

End Sub

Function findPriorHeading(iPgp As Integer) As Variant
Dim i As Integer
Dim blnFoundHeading As Boolean
'walk backwards until any heading is found
 With ActiveDocument
 i = iPgp
 blnFoundHeading = False
 Do Until (i < 1 Or blnFoundHeading)
 s = .Paragraphs(i).Style
 If (InStr(s, "Heading") > 0) Then
 blnFoundHeading = True
 findPriorHeading = s
 Exit Function
 End If
 i = i - 1
 Loop
 End With
 findPriorHeading = ""

End Function
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

Press Alt+F11 to return to Word, then press Alt+F8 to open the Macros dialog box. Double click the "replace_Heading2_with_Heading2Prime" item to run the macro.

I hope this helps.

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