pageBreakInside property

Sets or retrieves a string indicating whether a page break is allowed to occur inside the object.

Syntax

HRESULT value = object.put_pageBreakInside( v);HRESULT value = object.get_pageBreakInside(* p);

Property values

Type: BSTR

auto (auto)

Default. Neither force nor forbid a page break inside the object.

avoid (avoid)

Forbid a page break inside the object, if possible.

empty string (empty string)

Behaves the same as auto.

inherit (inherit)

Inherit the value of the same property for the object's parent.

String format

avoid | auto | inherit | empty string

CSS information

Standards information

• CSS 2.1, Section 13.3

Remarks

This property applies when the document is printed.

Normally, Windows Internet Explorer attempts to avoid page breaks inside tables, blocks with borders, and positioned or floated elements. The IHTMLStyle6::pageBreakInside attribute extends this behavior to other elements. A value of avoid instructs the browser to start the element on the following page if there is not enough room for it on the current page.

Page-break behavior is inherited from parent objects. A potential page-break location is also influenced by the IHTMLRuleStyle::pageBreakAfter attribute of the preceding object, and/or the IHTMLRuleStyle::pageBreakBefore attribute of the following object.

This property requires Internet Explorer to be in IE8 Standards mode rendering.

Examples

The following style rule causes Internet Explorer to avoid breaking paragraphs across pages.

<style type="text/css">
@media print {
    p {
        page-break-inside: avoid;
    }
}
</style>

Requirements

See also

CSS How-to - Optimize Pages for Printing Using CSS