Re: Page break as local formatting permitted?

[Jay Maechtlen <techwriter -at- covad -dot- net>]

SB wrote:
> There was this long thread about the best way to do a page break in MS Word
> (we are working with Word 2003).
> 
> The new technical writer feels that it is permitted to do a page break
> "before" as part of a heading style but I told him that this is essentially
> local formatting and therefore, we should not use that. He said that at
> times, local formatting is permitted.
> 
> What is the general opinion about this?

I have no problem with including 'page break before' in a heading style.
In fact, when you add it to the style it is no longer 'local 
formatting', right?

That's usually a reasonable way to format chapter heads or major section 
heads.

I almost always assign 'keep with next' to heading styles.

imnsho

Jay

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