To view two consecutive pages of a document side by side in Microsoft Word, or view the pages similar to a book format, follow the steps below. These instructions apply for Microsoft Word versions 2016 and later.

View pages side by side

  • Open the Word document.
  • In the Ribbon, click the View tab.
  • On the View tab, in the Page Movement section, click the Side to Side option.

You can now view and edit two consecutive pages of a document side by side. To scroll through the pages, you can use either the mouse wheel or the scroll bar at the bottom of the screen. When you’re in Side to Side mode, scrolling through pages moves from right to left, similar to how pages of a book are turned.

To change out of this mode, select the Vertical option in step three above, which returns you to the traditional single page view of Word.

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