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October 30, 2009
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How to generate printed document with "continuous" section breaks versus "next page" section breaks?

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When generating a Word or PDF document from the HTML help files a "next page" section break is used after each topic. How can I get a "continuous" section break instead?

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Correct answer Peter Grainge

Click the Advanced button. Is the Start New Chapters... ticked? Try clearing that.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

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I've been poking around a bit more. Here's the deal.

New chapters will always start on a new page and have a next or odd page break according to the Start New Chapters setting. If ticked it will be an Odd Page break, else a Next Page break.

Topics within a book will follow the Start Each Topic on a New Page setting. If ticked, each topic will be separated by a page break, not a section break. Else they will be on the same page with no breaks of any type.

Topics not within a book will be followed by a section break.

So section breaks are only created for chapters and topics not in a chapter.

Hope that helps. Please post back if you find otherwise.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge

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Peter Grainge
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Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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October 30, 2009

I suspect this is because you have the printed documentation set to start new topics on new pages. Take a look at that first.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

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Anonymous
October 30, 2009

I have that checked off.

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Anonymous
November 2, 2009

I've been poking around a bit more. Here's the deal.

New chapters will always start on a new page and have a next or odd page break according to the Start New Chapters setting. If ticked it will be an Odd Page break, else a Next Page break.

Topics within a book will follow the Start Each Topic on a New Page setting. If ticked, each topic will be separated by a page break, not a section break. Else they will be on the same page with no breaks of any type.

Topics not within a book will be followed by a section break.

So section breaks are only created for chapters and topics not in a chapter.

Hope that helps. Please post back if you find otherwise.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge


Peter,

Thanks for the time you put into this. I decided to not use "Chapters" to organize the pdf layout, so I'm getting the section breaks for topics not in a chapter.

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