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WIDOW/ORPHAN PROTECTION [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

The first line of a paragraph placed alone at the bottom of a page is called a widow. The last line of a paragraph placed alone at the top of a page is called orphan. The widow/orphan protection will prevent this in a document.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
CONT

Une ligne dite veuve est la 1ère ligne d'un paragraphe placée à la dernière ligne d'une page et sa contrepartie, l'orpheline, est la dernière ligne d'un paragraphe portée au tout début d'une page. Lorsque la fonction Protection veuve/orpheline est activée, WordPerfect laisse au moins les deux dernières ou les deux premières lignes d'un paragraphe au début ou à la fin des pages.

Spanish

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