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Asked: 2026-05-23T14:02:03+00:00

I need to print some data in an HTML table from Internet Explorer (various

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I need to print some data in an HTML table from Internet Explorer (various versions) and Safari on OS X. Ignoring Safari for the moment.

When printing a table that has more rows than can fit on a page, the last row on the page is often split with part of the row on the first page and the rest of the row on the next page.

This looks ugly. Is there a way to avoid it?

I’ve been searching around and so far I’ve found page-break-before: always, but I’m not sure if that’s what I’m looking for, since I won’t know up front how many rows will fit on the page. e.g. the rows might be taller or shorter depending on the content and the user might be printing in portrait or landscape mode. I’m assuming A4 at least, but if the user was using US letter or some other paper size it would introduce even more uncertainty. Also, what about printer margins?

So is there a way around this? Or do I just have to guess how many rows will fit and force a page break after that? Will that even work?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You probably want to play around with page-break-before/after: auto. page-break-inside would be ideal but its not supported by most browsers.

    Take a look here http://www.westciv.com/style_master/academy/css_tutorial/advanced/printing.html for some good info.

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