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pageBreakBefore

Description

Sets or retrieves whether a page break occurs before the element and on which page (left or right) the subsequent content should resume.

Syntax

object.style.pageBreakBefore[ = pageBreakBefore]

Remarks

This property applies when printing the document.
The values are defined as follows:

auto Insert a page break before the element only if necessary.

always Always insert a page break before the element.

left Insert one or two page breaks before the element until a blank left page is reached.

right Insert one or two page breaks before the element until a blank right page is reached.

If there are conflicts between this property and the page-break-after value on the next element (as formatted on the canvas), the value that results in the largest number of page breaks will be used.
The property has read/write permission.

Applies To

HTML Tags BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, CENTER, DD, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, FIELDSET, FORM, H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, MENU, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, UL, XMP

Scripting style

CSS Attribute

page-break-before

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auto	Insert a page break before the element only if necessary.
always	Always insert a page break before the element.
left	Insert one or two page breaks before the element until a blank left page is reached.
right	Insert one or two page breaks before the element until a blank right page is reached.

HTML Tags	BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, CENTER, DD, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, FIELDSET, FORM, H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, MENU, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, UL, XMP
Scripting	style