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page-break-before

Description

Indicates where to set a page break and on which page (left or right) the subsequent content should resume.

Syntax

{ page-break-before: auto | always | left | right}

Remarks

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.

This attribute is not inherited.

Example

In the following example, a page break is inserted in the document before all H1 elements. 

<STYLE>
    H1 { page-break-before: always }
</STYLE>
  ...
<H1 CLASS=chapter>
  ...

Applies To

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 Property

pageBreakBefore

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