diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 51aa9b6..8db0d83 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 - Page margins per section: a section's own `w:pgMar` / ODF page layout is read, rendered and written back, and an ODF page style that hands over to another (`style:next-style-name`, the title-page idiom) gives its layout to the section's first page and the successor's to the rest. The ruler and the header/footer layer still show the document's own pair
 - Headers & footers: page-number / page-count fields, configurable edge distances, and variants — different first page and different odd & even pages (edit a page's zone directly; blank first/even zones supported). Press Enter to add blank lines that grow a zone into the page while body text reflows so the page break sits above the footer / below the header, never overlapping. Inline images/logos can be inserted in a zone. Round-trips to ODF (`style:header-first`/`-left`, `draw:frame`) and DOCX (`w:titlePg`/`w:evenAndOddHeaders`, `ImageRun`)
 - Zoom (20–300 %)
+- A section's own page setup: paper size and orientation per section (Layout ▸ Size / Orientation ▸ This section), beside the document's own. Pages of different sizes are each **centred** in the scroll, as both word processors draw them — sheet, text, header/footer, page border and line numbers alike
 - Horizontal ruler above the page: click to place a tab stop of the selected type, drag to move it, drag it off to remove it; three markers set the paragraph's first-line, left and right indent. Toggle in the extended toolbar
 - Show formatting marks (spaces, tabs, paragraph marks)
 
@@ -153,7 +154,6 @@ The gap against Word/LibreOffice, most valuable first. Reviewed 2026-08-14.
 **Missing while writing**
 - Hyphenation's zone and ladder count (`fo:hyphenation-ladder-count`, `w:hyphenationZone`) — CSS exposes neither
 - A bibliography's citation style: the list is set the one way ("key: author, title, year"), where both word processors offer APA, MLA, Chicago and the rest, and numbered citations (`[1]`) instead of the source's short name
-- A section's own **page format** is set only by the file it came from — the ribbon offers the orientation per section, the paper size document-wide. Pages of different widths are left-aligned in the scroll, where both word processors centre each
 - A sort dialog's second and third key, and its choice of sort type over the detected one; a formula's own number format (LibreOffice's Number Format dialog per cell — the general format is the only one here), and a formula reaching into another table
 - A list level's own hanging indent: the marker sits at the 0.635 cm both exports write (`LIST_HANGING_CM`), so a wider *left*-set marker overflows where Word moves the text to the next list tab (a **right**-set one — `w:lvlJc`, which is what the built-in Roman numberings use — grows into the margin and is fine). Reading the value back naively also moves the markers of our own ODT exports — LibreOffice draws its own flat hanging at exactly the value odf-kit writes for level 2; see `tests/render-parity/README.md` before building on it
 - Linked / chained text frames
diff --git a/docs/architecture/pagination.md b/docs/architecture/pagination.md
index ba2ec1b..701b59c 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/pagination.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/pagination.md
@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ becomes known, so a pass never measures its own last answer; it reports the runs
 `Editor.svelte` publishes them as `--pb-page-runs` for every other consumer (the TOC, a
 cross-reference, a page-anchored frame) plus `--pb-section-page` for the next pass.
 `.paper` reserves the **widest** section's paper (`--pb-paper-width`) or a landscape page
-would be cut at the sheet edge, and a narrower section takes the difference as an extra
-right inset on top of its own margins. The sheets are left-aligned in that box, where
-both word processors centre each page.
+would be cut at the sheet edge, and a narrower section splits the difference between its
+two insets, on top of its own margins — so each page is **centred** in that box, as both
+word processors draw one. Every per-page layer positions from the box's own `left`
+(`PageSheetLayer`, `PageDecorLayer`, `LineNumberLayer`, `HeaderFooterLayer`).
 
 **Tables across page breaks:** when a single continuous table box crosses a page boundary, the plugin reports `TableBreakBand`s (doc-px geometry). `Editor.svelte` renders an overlay (`.band-layer` inside `.paper`) that masks the table borders bleeding through the page margins and paints the dark page gap as one seam-free stripe.
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/Editor.svelte b/src/lib/components/Editor.svelte
index 7069807..c0eba03 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Editor.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/Editor.svelte
@@ -204,13 +204,15 @@ import { EMPTY_PAGE_DECOR, type PageDecor } from '../storage/pageDecor';
   // Which section each page belongs to (sectionStartPages holds the first page of every
   // section past the first), and from it the box every per-page layer paints.
   let pageBoxes = $derived.by(() => {
-    const out: { top: number; height: number; width: number; section: number }[] = [];
+    const out: { top: number; left: number; height: number; width: number; section: number }[] = [];
     let top = 0;
     let section = 0;
     for (let p = 1; p <= Math.max(1, numPages); p++) {
       while (section < sectionStartPages.length && sectionStartPages[section] <= p) section++;
       const paper = sectionPaper[Math.min(section, sectionPaper.length - 1)];
-      out.push({ top, height: paper.h, width: paper.w, section });
+      // A page narrower than the reserved sheet is centred in it, as both word
+      // processors centre each page of a document whose sections differ.
+      out.push({ top, left: Math.round((paperWidth - paper.w) / 2), height: paper.h, width: paper.w, section });
       top += paper.h + PAGE_GAP;
     }
     return out;
@@ -219,19 +221,22 @@ import { EMPTY_PAGE_DECOR, type PageDecor } from '../storage/pageDecor';
   // The same per section for the side margins, as a delta against the document's own:
   // .tiptap's padding draws those for every page, so a section that wants others has
   // its blocks inset by the difference ("leftFirst|rightFirst|leftRest|rightRest").
-  // A section narrower than the sheet (.paper reserves the widest paper) takes the whole
-  // difference on its right, so its text still ends at its own page's right margin.
-  let sectionInset = $derived([
-    [0, paperWidth - sectionPaper[0].w, 0, paperWidth - sectionPaper[0].w],
-    ...extraHfSections.map((s, i) => {
-      const rest = s.margins ?? null;
-      const first = s.marginsFirst ?? rest;
-      const d = (m: PageMargins | null, side: 'left' | 'right') =>
-        m ? Math.round(cmToPx(m[side]) - cmToPx(pageMargins[side])) : 0;
-      const narrow = paperWidth - (sectionPaper[i + 1]?.w ?? paperWidth);
-      return [d(first, 'left'), d(first, 'right') + narrow, d(rest, 'left'), d(rest, 'right') + narrow];
-    }),
-  ].map((g) => g.join('|')).join(','));
+  // A section narrower than the sheet (.paper reserves the widest paper) splits the
+  // difference between its sides, so its text sits on the centred page it belongs to.
+  let sectionInset = $derived.by(() => {
+    const half = (i: number) => Math.round((paperWidth - (sectionPaper[i]?.w ?? paperWidth)) / 2);
+    return [
+      [half(0), half(0), half(0), half(0)],
+      ...extraHfSections.map((s, i) => {
+        const rest = s.margins ?? null;
+        const first = s.marginsFirst ?? rest;
+        const d = (m: PageMargins | null, side: 'left' | 'right') =>
+          m ? Math.round(cmToPx(m[side]) - cmToPx(pageMargins[side])) : 0;
+        const narrow = half(i + 1);
+        return [d(first, 'left') + narrow, d(first, 'right') + narrow, d(rest, 'left') + narrow, d(rest, 'right') + narrow];
+      }),
+    ].map((g) => g.join('|')).join(',');
+  });
 
   $effect(() => {
     const s = document.documentElement.style;
diff --git a/src/lib/components/HeaderFooterLayer.svelte b/src/lib/components/HeaderFooterLayer.svelte
index 47b5c96..7cce47a 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/HeaderFooterLayer.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/HeaderFooterLayer.svelte
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     differentOddEven?: boolean;
     numPages: number;
     /** One box per page (Editor.svelte): a section on its own paper differs in size. */
-    pageBoxes: { top: number; height: number; width: number }[];
+    pageBoxes: { top: number; left: number; height: number; width: number }[];
     currentPage: number;
     /** How the page-number field counts (format + start value). */
     pageNumbering?: PageNumbering;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
   // A section on its own paper makes the pages differ, so every box comes from the
   // grid Editor.svelte publishes; the document's own is the fallback.
   const boxOf = (page: number) => pageBoxes[page - 1]
-    ?? { top: (page - 1) * (pageHeightPx + PAGE_GAP), height: pageHeightPx, width: pageWidthPx };
+    ?? { top: (page - 1) * (pageHeightPx + PAGE_GAP), left: 0, height: pageHeightPx, width: pageWidthPx };
   let mTop = $derived(cmToPx(pageMargins.top));
   let mBottom = $derived(cmToPx(pageMargins.bottom));
   let mLeft = $derived(cmToPx(pageMargins.left));
@@ -89,9 +89,10 @@
 
   function zoneBox(zone: HfZone, page: number) {
     // Mirrored margins: an even page is the left-hand one, so the pair is swapped.
-    const left = pageMargins.mirrored && page % 2 === 0 ? mRight : mLeft;
-    const width = contentWidthOf(page);
     const box = boxOf(page);
+    // From the page's own left edge — a section on narrower paper is centred.
+    const left = box.left + (pageMargins.mirrored && page % 2 === 0 ? mRight : mLeft);
+    const width = contentWidthOf(page);
     if (zone === 'header') {
       const top = box.top + headerDistPx;
       return { top, left, width, height: Math.max(MIN_ZONE_PX, mTop - headerDistPx) };
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@
           class="hf-page-bg"
           src={bg.src}
           alt=""
-          style="top: {boxOf(p).top + bg.y}px; left: {bg.x}px; width: {bg.width}px; height: {bg.height}px;"
+          style="top: {boxOf(p).top + bg.y}px; left: {boxOf(p).left + bg.x}px; width: {bg.width}px; height: {bg.height}px;"
         />
       {/each}
     {/each}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/LineNumberLayer.svelte b/src/lib/components/LineNumberLayer.svelte
index f8bee28..40c1547 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/LineNumberLayer.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/LineNumberLayer.svelte
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     tick: number;
     lineNumbering: LineNumbering;
     /** One box per page (Editor.svelte): a section on its own paper differs in size. */
-    pageBoxes: { top: number; height: number; width: number }[];
+    pageBoxes: { top: number; left: number; height: number; width: number }[];
     pageMargins: PageMargins;
   } = $props();
 
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
     for (let i = pageBoxes.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) if (top >= pageBoxes[i].top) return i + 1;
     return 1;
   };
-  let left = $derived(cmToPx(pageMargins.left) - cmToPx(lineNumbering.distanceCm));
+  // Measured from the page's own left edge: a narrower section's page is centred.
+  const leftOf = (top: number) => (pageBoxes[pageAt(top) - 1]?.left ?? 0)
+    + cmToPx(pageMargins.left) - cmToPx(lineNumbering.distanceCm);
 
   let marks = $state<{ top: number; label: string }[]>([]);
   let host = $state<HTMLElement | null>(null);
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@
 
 <div class="line-number-layer" bind:this={host} aria-hidden="true">
   {#each marks as m}
-    <span class="line-number" style="top: {m.top}px; right: calc(100% - {left}px);">{m.label}</span>
+    <span class="line-number" style="top: {m.top}px; right: calc(100% - {leftOf(m.top)}px);">{m.label}</span>
   {/each}
 </div>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/PageDecorLayer.svelte b/src/lib/components/PageDecorLayer.svelte
index 7e0cfe5..dfb0ca9 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/PageDecorLayer.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/PageDecorLayer.svelte
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   let { decor, pageBoxes, pageMargins }: {
     decor: PageDecor;
     /** One box per page (Editor.svelte): a section on its own paper differs in size. */
-    pageBoxes: { top: number; height: number; width: number }[];
+    pageBoxes: { top: number; left: number; height: number; width: number }[];
     pageMargins: PageMargins;
   } = $props();
 
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@
       {@const ring = inset(p)}
       <div
         class="page-border"
-        style="top: {box.top + ring.top}px; left: {ring.left}px;
+        style="top: {box.top + ring.top}px; left: {box.left + ring.left}px;
                width: {box.width - ring.left - ring.right}px;
                height: {box.height - ring.top - ring.bottom}px;
                border: {decor.border.widthPt}pt solid {decor.border.color};"
       ></div>
     {/if}
     {#if decor.watermark}
-      <div class="watermark" style="top: {box.top}px; height: {box.height}px;">
+      <div class="watermark" style="top: {box.top}px; left: {box.left}px; width: {box.width}px; height: {box.height}px;">
         <!-- A fontwork shape stretches its text to the box rather than setting it at a
              size, which is what textLength does here — the box is the text width, as
              LibreOffice sizes its own watermark. -->
diff --git a/src/lib/components/PageSheetLayer.svelte b/src/lib/components/PageSheetLayer.svelte
index a045a48..115e0c8 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/PageSheetLayer.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/PageSheetLayer.svelte
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
   // page was the same size; a section on its own paper makes the pages differ in height
   // and width, and only a box per page can say that.
   let { pageBoxes }: {
-    pageBoxes: { top: number; height: number; width: number }[];
+    pageBoxes: { top: number; left: number; height: number; width: number }[];
   } = $props();
 </script>
 
 <div class="page-sheet-layer" aria-hidden="true">
   {#each pageBoxes as box}
-    <div class="page-sheet" style="top: {box.top}px; height: {box.height}px; width: {box.width}px;"></div>
+    <div class="page-sheet" style="top: {box.top}px; left: {box.left}px; height: {box.height}px; width: {box.width}px;"></div>
   {/each}
 </div>
 
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
   .page-sheet {
     position: absolute;
-    left: 0;
     background: var(--color-page-bg);
     border: 1px solid var(--color-page-border);
     /* The border rings the sheet without growing it, so the page box stays the paper. */
diff --git a/src/lib/components/ribbon/tabs/LayoutTab.svelte b/src/lib/components/ribbon/tabs/LayoutTab.svelte
index 2183ebd..2a82961 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/ribbon/tabs/LayoutTab.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/ribbon/tabs/LayoutTab.svelte
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
     });
     return n;
   });
+  // Its own paper, where it has one — else the document's.
+  let sectionFormat = $derived(
+    currentSection > 0 ? (extraHfSections[currentSection - 1]?.format ?? pageFormat) : pageFormat,
+  );
   // Its own orientation, where it has one — else the document's.
   let sectionOrientation = $derived(
     currentSection > 0 ? (extraHfSections[currentSection - 1]?.orientation ?? pageOrientation) : pageOrientation,
@@ -187,6 +191,15 @@
               <span class="menu-sub">{fmtCm(PAGE_FORMAT_CM[f].w)} × {fmtCm(PAGE_FORMAT_CM[f].h)} cm</span>
             </button>
           {/each}
+          {#if currentSection > 0}
+            <div class="rb-menu-label">{t().ribbon.thisSection}</div>
+            {#each FORMATS as f}
+              <button class:selected={sectionFormat === f} onclick={() => { closeMenu(); setSectionProp({ format: f }); }}>
+                {t().toolbarExpanded.pageFormats[f]}
+              </button>
+            {/each}
+            <button onclick={() => { closeMenu(); setSectionProp({ format: null }); }}>{t().ribbon.likeDocument}</button>
+          {/if}
         </div>
       </div>
     {/if}