How to set widow and orphan control using a style:-
Complete one of the following sets of steps, depending on whether you want to use the Simplified view or Advanced view in the Stylesheet Editor.
- Simplified The Simplified view is better for new users. It provides an easier way to apply properties to styles, with format options available from a toolbar (similar to the way one would use the Text Format toolbar to change the look topic content without a style). In many cases, only the most common property options are available in the Simplified view (e.g., font, letter/word spacing, paragraph alignment/indentation, auto-numbering format, borders, background). One advantage of the Simplified view is that you can apply a property to multiple styles at the same time. You can also click a check box to hide the properties in the editor, allowing you to see only the styles.
- Advanced The Advanced view displays style classes and properties in hierarchical tree structures. It is not as quick as using the Simplified view, but it allows you to edit a great deal more settings than are available in the Simplified view.
- 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. - In the upper-left corner of the editor, click in the Show Styles field
and select Show Paragraph Styles. -
Select the appropriate paragraph 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).
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In the local toolbar of the editor, click
. The Properties dialog opens. -
Select the Breaks tab.
- In the Widows section, click the down arrow in the upper-right corner and select Number. Then enter a number in the field. This determines the minimum number of leftover lines from a paragraph allowed at the top of a page or column.
- In the Orphans section, click the down arrow in the upper-right corner and select Number. Then enter a number in the field. This determines the minimum number of leftover lines from a paragraph allowed at the bottom of a page or column.
- In the Properties dialog, click OK.
- 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.
- In the upper-left corner of the editor, click in the Show Styles field and select Show Paragraph Styles.
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Select the appropriate paragraph 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).
- From the Show Properties drop-down list
on the upper-right side of the editor, select Show: Property Groups. -
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.
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Click to the right of orphans, and enter the number of leftover lines that you want to allow at the bottom a page or column.
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Click to the right of widows, and enter the number of leftover lines that you want to allow at the top of a page or column.
- Press CTRL+S or click
to save your work.
If using the Simplified view:
If using the Advanced view:
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