Pages - Preventing Widow and Orphan Lines

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Preventing Widow and Orphan Lines

You can prevent the first line of a paragraph from appearing alone at the bottom of a
page (called a widow line) or the last line of a paragraph from appearing alone at the
top of a page (called an orphan line).

To prevent widow and orphan lines in a paragraph:

1

Click the paragraph in which you want to prevent a widow or orphan.

2

Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Text button, and then click More.

3

Select “Prevent widow & orphan lines.”