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A file can hold as many pages as you like. Make a file your chapter and its pages your scenes. Or make it your story bible, with a page for each character, place, and plot thread. Every word counts the same, on every page.
Where to find it: Open any file → right panel → Pages tab Open in 4TW ↗

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Adding a page

Click New page in the Pages tab, or press Ctrl/Cmd + Enter while you write. New pages are named Page 2, Page 3, and so on. A new page starts from your cursor. What moves depends on where you are:
  • In the middle of a page. Everything after your cursor moves to the new page. You’ll see The page was split here.
  • With text selected. Only your selection moves. You’ll see The selection was moved to a new page.
  • At the very end. You get a fresh, empty page.
Split in the wrong spot? Click Undo split in the message that pops up. You have eight seconds.
Words that move to a new page don’t count as new words. Your battles and streak count what you actually write.

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Moving between pages

Once your file has two or more pages, a page indicator appears in the header, like 2/5. Use its arrows to step through your pages, or hover over it to jump straight to one. Click Manage pages to open the Pages tab. The Pages tab also lists the headings on the page you’re on. Click one to jump to it. Long pages suddenly feel a lot shorter.

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Renaming, reordering, and deleting

  • Rename. Double-click a page’s name, or right-click it and choose Rename. Press Enter to save or Esc to cancel.
  • Reorder. Drag a page by its grip handle (⋮⋮), or right-click it and choose Move to top or Move to bottom.
  • Delete. Click the trash icon on the page, then confirm with Delete.
Deleting a page can’t be undone from the editor. If you delete one by mistake, an earlier file version may still have it.
Every file keeps at least one page, so the trash icon hides when only one is left. In a shared file, you can’t delete a page while someone else is writing on it.

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Word counts

Each page shows its own word count in the Pages tab. In the header, Words is the total for the whole file, and This page is the page you’re on.

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Page word limits

Each page holds up to 150,000 words. Very long pages can slow the editor down, so you’ll get a heads-up early: To keep going, put your cursor where a new section starts and press Ctrl/Cmd + Enter. The rest of the text moves to a new page, and both pages have room again.

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Pages in search, export, and versions

  • Search. In find and replace, switch to All pages to search every page at once. Replace works on the page you’re on. See Find and replace.
  • Export. Tick Keep page names when you export to keep each page’s name in your download. It’s on by default.
  • Versions. A saved version holds every page. When you open one, each page gets its own tab.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Use pages to split one piece of writing into parts you want side by side, like scenes in a chapter. Use separate files for pieces you open on their own. Group related files into a project when you want one word goal and one home for a whole book.
As many as you like. Each page holds up to 150,000 words.
Yes. A file goal counts new words written on any page of that file.
Not directly. Select the page’s text, cut it, and paste it into the other file. Pasted words follow your pasted-words setting in Editor Settings.
The page has probably reached 150,000 words. Press Ctrl/Cmd + Enter to split it and keep going. If the file is shared with you as a Viewer, it’s read-only. Ask the owner to make you an Editor.
Keep building

The Writing Editor

The header, panels, formatting, and shortcuts.

Projects

Group files into a book with sections and one shared goal.

File Versions

Automatic snapshots of every page in your file.