Sets or retrieves a value indicating whether a page break occurs after the object.
Syntax
| HTML |
{ page-break-after : sBreak }
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| Scripting | [ sBreak = ] object.style.pageBreakAfter |
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Possible Values
| sBreak | String that
specifies or receives one of the following values.always | Always insert a page break after the object. | | auto | Default. Neither force nor forbid a page break after the object. | empty string | Do not insert a page break. | left | Currently works the same as always. | right | Currently works the same as always. |
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The property is read/write
for all objects except the following, for which it is read-only:
currentStyle.
The property has a default value of
auto. The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) attribute is
not inherited.
Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.
Remarks
This property applies when printing the document. This property does not apply to the BR or HR elements.
If there are conflicts between this property and the pageBreakBefore value on the object previously displayed in the browser, the value that results in the largest number of page breaks is used.
Page breaks are not permitted inside positioned objects.
Examples
The following examples use the page-break-after attribute and the pageBreakAfter property to start printing on a new page.
This example uses the p element as a selector in an embedded style sheet to break the page at the end of all paragraphs.
<STYLE>
P { page-break-after: always }
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<P>
:
</P>
This feature requires Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 or later. Click the following icon to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample.
This example uses a button to turn off the page break after the object that has an ID value of oPrgrph. When the page is printed or previewed, a page break occurs after the first paragraph unless the user clicks the button.
<P ID="oPrgrph" STYLE="page-break-after:always;">If you print (or preview) this page,
there will be a page-break after this paragraph, unless you click the button.</P>
<!-- CLICKING ON THIS BUTTON TURNS OFF BREAK -->
<BUTTON onclick="oPrgrph.style.pageBreakAfter=''">Turn Off Break</BUTTON>
This feature requires Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 or later. Click the following icon to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample.
Standards Information
This property is defined in
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Level 2 (CSS2) 
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Applies To
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BLOCKQUOTE,
BODY,
BUTTON,
CAPTION,
CENTER,
currentStyle,
DD,
DIR,
DIV,
DL,
DT,
FIELDSET,
FORM,
hn,
ISINDEX,
LI,
LISTING,
MARQUEE,
MENU,
OL,
P,
PLAINTEXT,
PRE,
runtimeStyle,
style,
TABLE,
TBODY,
TFOOT,
TH,
THEAD,
TR,
UL,
XMP |
See Also
pageBreakInside, pageBreakBefore
