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A widow is the last line or two of a paragraph carried over to the top of the next page. An orphan is the first line or two of a paragraph at the bottom of a page. The WD (widow) and OP (orphan) commands are used to prevent widows and orphans.
To prevent widows or orphans:
| 1 | Move the cursor to the top of the document, or to the point where you want to begin preventing widows and orphans. |
| 2 | Press F9 to access the action line. |
| 3 | Type one of the following commands: |
| • | WD to prevent a single line appearing at the top of a page, separated from a paragraph on the previous page |
| • | OP to prevent a single line appearing at the bottom of a page, separated from a paragraph on the next page. |
| 4 | Press F10 to implement the command. |
The above instructions can be adjusted as follows:
| • | To prevent two-line widows, substitute WD 3 for WD in step 3 (3 is the minimum number of lines that can be separated from the rest of the paragraph if two-line widows are to be prevented). |
| • | To prevent two-line orphans, substitute OP 3 for OP in step 3 (3 is the minimum number of lines that can be separated from the rest of the paragraph if two-line orphans are to be prevented). |
| • | The WD and OP commands count only lines of text. If you are double-spacing a document, they do not count the blank lines. |
See also:
Widows and Orphans (menus)
Non-Breakable Blocks: NB and BB commands
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