How to Create a Pageless Document on Google Docs

Wondering how to prevent text in a document from spilling over to a new page in Google Docs? On average, a Google Docs file with single spacing can hold about 500 words. Any additional words will overflow onto a new page if you exceed this limit.

If you plan to print the document, it’s practical to split the content across pages. However, for digital formats, maintaining a paged layout is unnecessary.

Google Docs offers a pageless feature that allows users to type and scroll through text without the need for page breaks or spills. Here’s how to enable the pageless feature on Google Docs for PC and mobile.

How to Enable the Pageless Feature in Google Docs on a PC or Mac

With Google Docs’ pageless feature, you can effortlessly create wide and long tables. You can also easily resize images to fit any screen size. Here’s how to enable the pageless feature on Google Docs for PC or Mac:

1. Open Google Docs in your browser and sign in.

2. If you’re starting a new document, click on the Blank template in the ‘Start a new document’ section. If you’re converting an existing file, select it from your Recent documents.

3. Once the document is open, click on the File tab at the top left.

Step 4: Click Page Setup.

Step 5: At the top of the dialog window, click Pageless.

Step 6: To change the page’s background color, select your preferred color from the drop-down menu under Background color.

Step 7: To make the pageless format the default layout for your Google Docs files, click the ‘Set as default’ button at the bottom-left corner.

Step 8: Click OK to save changes.

When converting a Pages document to Pageless, certain features may no longer appear. Headers, footers, and watermarks are not visible in a Pageless document and cannot be inserted. However, if you switch back to Pages view, you can easily utilize those features again.

How to Enable the Pageless Feature in Google Docs on iPhone

You can enable the pageless feature in the Google Docs app on your iPhone. From the More Settings feature, you can convert the format of your document. Here’s how to do it:

Step 1: Tap the Google Docs app on your iPhone.

Step 2: Tap the + icon at the bottom right to create a new document or select a document from your Recent files if you want to convert an existing Google Docs file to the pageless format.

Step 3: At the top-right of the document, tap the More Settings button.

Step 4: Tap Page Setup.

Step 5: Enable Pageless by tapping the toggle beside it.

Step 6: Change the page background color by tapping the button next to Page color and selecting your preferred color.

Step 7: Close the Settings menu and view your changes by tapping the X sign at the top left of the window.

How to Enable the Pageless Feature in Google Docs on Android

Here’s how to enable the pageless feature in Google Docs on your Android.

Step 1: Tap the Google Docs app on your Android to launch it.

Step 2: For a new document, tap the + icon at the bottom-right of the app. Otherwise, if you are trying to convert an existing file on Google Docs to the pageless format, tap it from your Recent documents.

Step 3: At the top-right corner of the document, tap the vertical ellipsis icon representing More Settings.

Step 4: Tap Page Setup.

Step 5: Enable Pageless by tapping the toggle beside it.

To change the page background color, tap the button next to Page color and select your preferred color.

Step 7: Tap the back arrow to close the Settings menu and view your changes.

Changing Margins on Google Docs

Switching back to the Pages view brings back page breaks to your document. In this view, you can adjust the margins to create more white space.