Widow/orphan control

Post Author: sliese
CA Forum: General
Does anyone know of a good way to control widows and orphans of the details section? I've googled it but didn't find anything particularly useful. IE: Going to the group expert and keeping the group together is not precise enough. Anyone have a good solution?-Stephanie

Post Author: SKodidine
CA Forum: General
Normally you encounter a widowed/orphaned group header and/or footer. Check out these KBase articles if a widowed/orphaned group header/footer is the issue.
How to prevent widowed group footers from appearing on a report (c2000973)
Preventing Widowed Group Footers When Number of Records Per Page is Preset (c2007027)
Preventing widowed group headers (c2005815)
Preventing Widowed Group Headers and Footers on a Report (c2008983)
How to prevent orphaned group headers from appearing on a report (c2000972)

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