Page Break options

The table below describes the results of selecting a combination of the following page break options available when exporting, editing (as a single document), or sending a content record to an SME (as a single document):

Include a page break between content records to preserve section formatting
Include a page break between metadata and content

Metadata selected	Break between content records	Break between metadata and content	Result
No	No	No	Concatenates content records and removes all section-based formatting present in the content, like header, footer, margin, and layout Removes section breaks within the records Removes empty paragraph markers trailing each piece of content
No	Yes	No	Concatenates content records and removes all section-based formatting present in the content, like header, footer, margin, and layout Removes section breaks within the records Removes empty paragraph markers trailing each piece of content
No	No	Yes	Concatenates content records and removes all section-based formatting present in the content, like header, footer, margin, and layout Removes section breaks within the records Removes empty paragraph markers trailing each piece of content Note: If you aren’t including metadata in the document, then there is no need to insert a page break between metadata and content.
No	Yes	Yes	Concatenates content records and removes header, footer, margin, layout, or other section based formatting from individual documents Removes section breaks within the records Removes empty paragraph markers trailing each piece of content Note: If you aren’t including metadata in the document, then there is no need to insert a page break between metadata and content.
Yes	No	No	Inserts Metadata followed by the content, immediately followed by the next record’s metadata and content. Removes header, footer, margin, layout, or other section based formatting from individual documents Removes section breaks within the records Removes empty paragraph markers trailing each piece of content Note: If you aren’t including metadata in the document, then there is no need to insert a page break between metadata and content.
Yes	Yes	No	Inserts Metadata on a new page, immediately followed by the related content Retains header, footer, margin, layout, and section-based formatting from individual documents Preserves all section breaks in the records
Yes	No	Yes	This is technically possible but improbable in use The first piece of metadata would be on the first page The first piece of content would be on the second page, followed by the second record’s metadata Empty paragraph markers trailing each piece of content will be removed
Yes	Yes	Yes	Inserts Metadata on a new page, inheriting only the page layout (portrait or landscape) from the content that follows Immediately followed by the related content Retains header, footer, margin, layout, and section-based formatting from individual documents Preserves all section breaks in the records