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Pages
Unlike emails and web pages, Print sections can contain multiple pages. Pages are naturally
limited by their size and margins. If the content of a section doesn't fit on one page, the overflow
goes to the next page. This happens automatically, based on the section's page size and
margins; see "Page settings: size, margins and bleed" on the facing page.
Although generally the same content elements can be used in all three contexts (see "Content
elements" on page465), the specific characteristics of pages make it possible to use special
elements, such as page numbers; see "Page numbers " on page345.
The widow/orphan setting lets you control how many lines of a paragraph stick together, when
content has to move to another page; see "Preventing widows and orphans" on page347. You
can also avoid or force a page break before or after an entire element, see "Page breaks" on
page349.
Each page in a print section has a natural position: it is the first page, the last page, a 'middle'
page (a page between the first and the last page) or a single page. For each of those positions,
a different Master Page and Media can be set. A Master Page functions as a page's
background, with for example a header and footer. A Media represents preprinted paper that a
page can be printed on. See "Master Pages" on page350 and "Media" on page353.
Page specific content elements
The specific characteristics of pages make it possible to use these special elements:
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Page numbers can only be used in a Print context. See "Page numbers " on page345 to
learn how to add and change them.
l Conditional content and dynamic tables, when used in a Print section, may or may not
leave an empty space at the bottom of the last page. To fill that space, if there is any, an
image or advert can be used as a whitespace element; see "Whitespace elements:
using optional space at the end of the last page" on the facing page.
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Dynamic tables can be used in all contexts, but transport lines are only useful in a Print
context; see "Dynamic table" on page618.
Positioning and aligning elements
Sometimes, in a Print template, you don't want content to move up or down with the text flow.
To prevent that, put that content in a Positioned Box. See "Content elements" on page465.
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