[Jay Freedman]

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Geoffrey wrote:
In the Line and Page Break box the Widow/Orphan contol comes ticked
as the default position. Surely there should be two boxes? One for
widows, another for orphans, so that if neither are wanted both could
have the tick deleted. Removing the tick at present does not reset
the default position. If you are writing text, for example a novel,
you need the same number of lines on every page. Although the idea
behind Widow and Orphans is a smart one, and has its place in report
writing where paragraphs need to be kept intact, it is extremely
irritating for any other appplication. If you are using double
spacing and a bottom line is dropped, two sometimes , it looks as if
half the page is blank. So how do I remove Widow and Orphan control?