Setting Page and Column Breaks

Note: With the Advanced view, you can set page breaks only. With the Simplified view, you can set both page and column breaks.

If using the Simplified view:

1. In the local toolbar, make sure the first button displays (which means that the Simplified view is currently shown in the editor). If the button displays instead, then click it.
2. In the upper-left corner of the editor, click in the Show Styles field and select Show Paragraph Styles.

3. Select the appropriate style. For example, you can select the base p tag, or you can select a class that you may have created for that tag (e.g., p.Tip, p.Note). You can also place a page break on a heading style (such as <h1>).

4. In the local toolbar of the editor, click . The Properties dialog opens.

5. Select the Breaks tab.

6. Use the Page Break and Column Break sections on the tab to specify the settings for a page or column break, respectively.
   • Before You can select one of the options for setting a page or column break before the paragraph. This is the most common property used.
     • Automatic A page break will neither be forced nor prevented before the paragraph.
     • Always A page break will always occur before the paragraph.
     • Avoid A page break will not occur before the paragraph.
     • Force to 'left page' One or two page breaks will occur before the paragraph so that the next page is formatted as a left page.
     • Force to 'right page' One or two page breaks will occur before the paragraph so that the next page is formatted as a right page.
   • After You can select one of the options for setting a page or column break after the paragraph.
     • Automatic A page break will neither be forced nor prevented after the paragraph.
     • Always A page break will always occur after the paragraph.
     • Avoid A page break will not occur after the paragraph.
     • Force to 'left page' One or two page breaks will occur after the paragraph so that the next page is formatted as a left page.
     • Force to 'right page' One or two page breaks will occur after the paragraph so that the next page is formatted as a right page.
   • Inside You can select one of the options for setting a page break inside the "rendering box" of the paragraph.
     • Automatic A page break will neither be forced nor prevented inside the rendering box of the paragraph.
     • Avoid A page break will not occur inside the rendering box of the paragraph.
   • Next Page (Page Breaks) If there is a specific page that you want to be the next page after a break, you can specify it by typing the name in this field. The name is indicated on the Page Properties dialog for that page. See Specifying Page Names.
7. In the Properties dialog, click OK.

If using the Advanced view:

1. In the local toolbar, make sure the first button displays (which means that the Advanced view is currently shown in the editor). If the button displays instead, then click it.
2. In the upper-left corner of the editor, click in the Show Styles field and select Show Paragraph Styles.

3. Select the appropriate style. For example, you can select the parent p tag, or you can select a class that you may have created for that tag (e.g., p.Tip, p.Note). You can also place a page break on a heading style (such as <h1>).

4. From the Show Properties drop-down list on the upper-right side of the editor, select Show: Property Groups.
5. In the Properties section, click the plus button next to PrintSupport to expand the group.

   The property name is shown in the left column. The right column is used for selecting and entering values for the property.

6. You can click to the right of page-break-before, and select one of the options for setting a page break before the paragraph. This is the most common property used.
   • always A page break will always occur before the paragraph.
   • auto A page break will neither be forced nor prevented before the paragraph.
   • avoid A page break will not occur before the paragraph.
   • inherit The page break setting of the parent tag is used.
   • left One or two page breaks will occur before the paragraph so that the next page is formatted as a left page.
   • right One or two page breaks will occur before the paragraph so that the next page is formatted as a right page.
7. You can click to the right of page-break-after, and select one of the options for setting a page break after the paragraph.
   • always A page break will always occur after the paragraph.
   • auto A page break will neither be forced nor prevented after the paragraph.
   • avoid A page break will not occur after the paragraph.
   • inherit The page break setting of the parent tag is used.
   • left One or two page breaks will occur after the paragraph so that the next page is formatted as a left page.
   • right One or two page breaks will occur after the paragraph so that the next page is formatted as a right page.
8. You can click to the right of page-break-inside, and select one of the options for setting a page break inside the "rendering box" of the paragraph.
   • auto A page break will neither be forced nor prevented inside the rendering box of the paragraph.
   • avoid A page break will not occur inside the rendering box of the paragraph.
   • inherit The page break setting of the parent tag is used.

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