2008/8/18 Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > When a heading is followed by a bulleted list of paragraphs > (each typically one line long), how does one keep the list > items from being widows/orphans. IOW, I don't want a list > split so that there is only only one item at the top/bottom of > a page. The normal widow/orphan controls only seem to affect > how lines are split within paragraphs, and not how paragraphs > are split between pages. > > -- > Grant Edwards grante Yow! Hold the MAYO & pass > at the COSMIC AWARENESS ... > visi.com >
Hello Grant, Indeed widow/orphan applies to splitting paragraphs so it won't work in your case. What you could do (ugly workaround) is the following: - create a new paragraph style by selecting one of the list items text and dragging the selection in the Styles and Formatting window. Call this style something like listPara. (if the styles and formatting window is not opened press F11 to open it and ensure that the paragraph icon is selected). - modify the style (right click on it in the Styles and formatting window and select modify) checking the box "Keep with next paragraph" in the Text flow page of the dialog box shown. - Select the first elements of the list and double click on the listPara style to apply it. This will prevent having a single item at the bottom of a page (don't know if this is the widow or the orphan :-) ). - Repeat for the last but one element (this prevents having one single list item at the beginning of a page). Cheers, Michele --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
