Google Docs Gets Sections

In May, Google started rolling out an update for Google Docs that adds section breaks to its formatting choices. You'll be able to change margins between sections. Reading their update doc, I haven't been able to figure out if it will allow a change from portrait to landscape orientation.

Insert section breaks and view section breaks in your doc

You can now insert a next page or continuous section break in Google Docs by going to Insert > Break. From here, you can select next or continuous. Note both types of breaks will start at the place of your cursor location.

To easily view where section breaks are located in your document, you can use the new show section breaks tool by going to View > Show section breaks. When Show selection breaks is enabled, you’ll see a blue dotted line where each section break is located.

Adjust margins per section

It’s now possible to use the ruler to adjust the left and right margins by section. Previously, it was only possible to adjust the margins for the entire document.

These updates are for G Suite customers. If you are using the free version of Google Docs, you'll probably have to wait a while for it to roll out.