w:keepNext (Keep With Next)

Prevents a page break between this paragraph and the immediately following paragraph.

Parent elements

w:pPr

Description

w:keepNext prevents a page break from being inserted between this paragraph and the immediately following paragraph. It is an on/off toggle property defined in ECMA-376 Part 1 §17.3.1.15.

It is commonly set on heading styles to ensure a heading and at least the first line of the following body paragraph remain on the same page. If page layout cannot avoid a break, the constraint is ignored.

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Possible Values	Description
`w:val`	`ST_OnOff`	`true`, `1`, `on` (enabled) / `false`, `0`, `off` (disabled). Omitting the attribute is equivalent to `true`.	Toggles keep-with-next on or off.

Examples

<w:pPr>
  <w:keepNext/>
</w:pPr>

new ParagraphProperties(
  new KeepNext());

Notes

Typically set on heading styles (Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.) rather than individual paragraphs.
Works with w:keepLines — both can be present on the same paragraph.