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Subject:Re: page breaks From:Caryn Rizell <caryn -at- HPPTC95 -dot- ROSE -dot- HP -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 11 Jan 1995 09:10:40 PST
Sherri:
I try not to ever "force" a page break. Instead, I set up styles
that might start at the top of a page, on an odd page, etc.
This way I never have to put in a manual page break, but use the
style that would give me the appropriate look according to the
template and style hierarchies I have already set up.
For example, I might have a style TableHead and a style TableHeadTOP
meaning top of page.
What are your differing opinions where you work? When are
you likely to 'force' a page break?
Caryn Rizell
caryn -at- hpptc95 -dot- rose -dot- hp -dot- com
> We have differing opinions in my office and I'd like to hear from this group.
> When do you force page breaks in a technical (printed) manual?
> This is one of those issues I'm faced with almost daily as either a
> writer or editor and I have to rely on experience rather than a style guide
> for direction. Of course I know "it depends." Please answer in a generic
> sense if possible. Thanks.
> --
> Sherri Hall * "No passion in the world is equal to the passion
> shall -at- hilco -dot- com * to alter someone else's draft." H.G. Wells
