[Question re: MS Word] Keeping my references on a separate page

I need help from any Word experts.

I'm writing a paper and need to cite references. I need to make sure that the references are on a separate page. I need to make sure that they stay on that separate page no matter what.

The first paper I wrote I just hit 'enter' until the references were on a page of their own. When I sent the paper in, some formatting something-or-other made the text of the paper itself also appear on the same page as my references.

So the question is: How do I make sure the references stay on a page of their own within the same document? I'm sure there's some simple way to do this, but I can't figure it out and I haven't written a formal paper in nearly ten years.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

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