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This property specifies that a page-break should precede the element. The values always and auto provide for either a forced page-break, or a page-break determined by Reader for best results in all conditions. Specify page-breaks whenever practical to improve performance of Reader and to reduce load times between sections of content within a book.

Note: Page breaks serve as reference points for the Reader pagination engine. Authoring an eBook without page breaks decreases performance and increases the time required to load a book from the Library; authoring an eBook with frequent page breaks (at the start of every chapter or section) improves load time and performance, especially on smaller devices with less memory and less processor power.

Note: The use of the values left and right is preferred for page-break-before property because it enables correct pagination in future, 2-page versions of Microsoft Reader. Page-break-before:left forces one or two page breaks so that the following content begins on a left-hand page. Page-break-before: right forces one or two page breaks so that the following content begins on a right-hand page. These choices are functionally equivalent to the value always in single page implementations of Reader.

Values

always, auto, left, right

Applies

All elements

Default

Auto

Inheritance

No

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