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Style pageBreakAfter Property

Style Object Reference Style Object

Definition and Usage

The pageBreakAfter property sets or returns the page-break behavior after an element (for printing or print preview).

Note: The pageBreakAfter property has no effect on absolutely positioned elements.

Syntax

Set the pageBreakAfter property:

Object.style.pageBreakAfter="auto|always|avoid|emptystring|left|right|inherit"

Return the pageBreakAfter property:

Object.style.pageBreakAfter

Value Description
auto Insert a page break after the element if necessary. This is default
always Always insert a page break after the element
avoid Avoid a page break after the element
"" (empty string) Page break is not inserted after the element
left Insert one or two page breaks after the element, so the next page is considered a left page
right Insert one or two page breaks after the element, so the next page is considered a right page
inherit The value of the pageBreakAfter property is inherited from parent element


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The pageBreakAfter property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: The value "inherit" is not supported in IE7 and earlier. IE8 requires a !DOCTYPE. IE9 supports "inherit".


Example

Example

Always set a page break after each <p> element with id="footer":

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function setPageBreak()
{
document.getElementById("footer").style.pageBreakAfter="always";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<p id="footer">This is a footer paragraph.</p>
<button type="button" onclick="setPageBreak()">Set page-break after footer paragraph</button>
<p>Click the button above and see the changes in print or print preview.</p>

</body>
</html>

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