How to add a page break in Pages on iPhone without an external keyboard?

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How to add a page break in Pages on iPhone without an external keyboard?

I was using Pages on my iPhone.

I was obviously not descriptive enough on my original post. I didn’t mean to enter the text “Command“. I want to enter the Command key as a control key such as “Command-Return” as the function key for “Insert a Page Break” to add a page break in the text. I got this to work despite not having an external keyboard. I don’t remember what keys I pressed before I accomplished this but somehow an “Enter” menu was displayed and the function “Command-Return” was displayed as one of many options to actually perform the specified function, not merely a Help description. All I needed to do was press the Return key after the “Command” function was entered and the Page Break was added. This was somehow accomplished without using an external keyboard. I hope this helps you understand my real question. Thanks.

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Original Title: Enter command revision

iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Jul 27, 2025 10:41 AM

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6x6

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Jul 27, 2025 3:43 PM in response to CMU_guy

On an iPhone, I use the last icon to the right (on the toolbar) to open a popup menu allowing me to choose “Section Break”. It seems to work like a page break when I print the document.

Strangely, on an iPad, the same icon offers a “Page Break” choice, in addition to “Section Break”. I’m really not sure what the differences could be, though.

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picas

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Jul 27, 2025 4:01 PM in response to CMU_guy

Double tap where you want to insert a page break and tap Insert.

As per Help:

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Tom Gewecke

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Jul 28, 2025 2:34 AM in response to CMU_guy

CMU_guy wrote:

I know I got this Enter menu to appear several times. It may be due to a flaw in the app software (that flaw should be fixed and made available to anyone as a new feature.) It would eliminate the need for an external keyboard!

I have never seen this, and can't find any reports of other users having been able to use Command shortcuts without an external keyboard. I wonder it it was some other app where you saw it. In any case, your point about it being useful to be able to do that in iOS Pages is a good one, and you can ask Apple to add it via

http://www.apple.com/feedback

Include a link to this discussion so they can see your posts.

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CMU_guy Author

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Jul 27, 2025 4:18 PM in response to 6x6

Thanks for your help. However I used Page Break merely as an example of the problem. I really want to access the function key to use in any of the operations that need the Command key (there are dozens of them).

I don’t have an external keyboard and because of an ambulatory problem I have a great difficulty walking around my house to go to my seat and a keyboard at my kitchen table.

I know I got this Enter menu to appear several times. It may be due to a flaw in the app software (that flaw should be fixed and made available to anyone as a new feature.) It would eliminate the need for an external keyboard!

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