CSS for print : properties, descriptions, values en W3C ref

Property	Description	Values	W3C
orphans	Sets the minimum number of lines for a paragraph that must be left at the bottom of a page	number	2
marks	Sets what sort of marks should be rendered outside the page box	none crop cross
page	Sets a page type to use when displaying an element	auto identifier	2
page-break-after	Sets the page-breaking behavior after an element	auto always avoid left right	2
page-break-before	Sets the page-breaking behavior before an element	auto always avoid left right	2
page-break-inside	Sets the page-breaking behavior inside an element	auto avoid	2
size	Sets the orientation and size of a page	auto portrait landscape
widows	Sets the minimum number of lines for a paragraph that must be left at the top of a page	number	2

 

 

 

The page-break-after property sets the page-breaking behavior after an element.

Note: You can not use this property on absolutely positioned elements.

Note: Use the page-breaking properties as few times as possible and avoid page-breaking properties inside tables, floating elements, and block elements with borders.

Inherited: No

Example

table {  page-break-after: always }

Possible Values

Value	Description
auto	Insert a page break after the element if necessary
always	Insert a page break after the element
avoid	Avoid inserting a page break after the element
left	Insert page breaks after the element until it reaches a blank left page
right	Insert page breaks after the element until it reaches a blank right page

 

 

 

 

The page-break-before property sets the page-breaking behavior before an element.

Note: You can not use this property on absolutely positioned elements.

Note: Use the page-breaking properties as few times as possible and avoid page-breaking properties inside tables, floating elements, and block elements with borders.

Inherited: No

Example

table {  page-break-before: always }

Possible Values

Value	Description
auto	Insert a page break before the element if necessary
always	Insert a page break before the element
avoid	Avoid inserting a page break before the element
left	Insert page breaks before the element until it reaches a blank left page
right	Insert page breaks before the element until it reaches a blank right page

 

 

The page-break-inside property sets the page-breaking behavior inside an element.

Note: You can not use this property on absolutely positioned elements.

Note: Use the page-breaking properties as few times as possible and avoid page-breaking properties inside tables, floating elements, and block elements with borders.

Inherited: No

Example

p {  page-break-inside: avoid }

Possible Values

Value	Description
auto	Insert a page break inside the element if necessary
avoid	Avoid inserting a page break inside the element