PHPWord/samples/Sample_08_ParagraphPagination.php

<?php

include_once 'Sample_Header.php';

// New Word document
echo date('H:i:s'), ' Create new PhpWord object', EOL;
$phpWord = new \PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord();
$phpWord->setDefaultParagraphStyle(
    [
        'alignment' => \PhpOffice\PhpWord\SimpleType\Jc::BOTH,
        'spaceAfter' => \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\Converter::pointToTwip(12),
        'spacing' => 120,
    ]
);

// New section
$section = $phpWord->addSection();

$section->addText(
    'Below are the samples on how to control your paragraph '
        . 'pagination. See "Line and Page Break" tab on paragraph properties '
        . 'window to see the attribute set by these controls.',
    ['bold' => true],
    ['space' => ['before' => 360, 'after' => 480]]
);

$section->addText(
    'Paragraph with widowControl = false (default: true). '
        . 'A "widow" is the last line of a paragraph printed by itself at the top '
        . 'of a page. An "orphan" is the first line of a paragraph printed by '
        . 'itself at the bottom of a page. Set this option to "false" if you want '
        . 'to disable this automatic control.',
    null,
    ['widowControl' => false, 'indentation' => ['left' => 240, 'right' => 120]]
);

$section->addText(
    'Paragraph with keepNext = true (default: false). '
        . '"Keep with next" is used to prevent Word from inserting automatic page '
        . 'breaks between paragraphs. Set this option to "true" if you do not want '
        . 'your paragraph to be separated with the next paragraph.',
    null,
    ['keepNext' => true, 'indentation' => ['firstLine' => 240]]
);

$section->addText(
    'Paragraph with keepLines = true (default: false). '
        . '"Keep lines together" will prevent Word from inserting an automatic page '
        . 'break within a paragraph. Set this option to "true" if you do not want '
        . 'all lines of your paragraph to be in the same page.',
    null,
    ['keepLines' => true, 'indentation' => ['left' => 240, 'hanging' => 240]]
);

$section->addText('Keep scrolling. More below.');

$section->addText(
    'Paragraph with pageBreakBefore = true (default: false). '
        . 'Different with all other control above, "page break before" separates '
        . 'your paragraph into the next page. This option is most useful for '
        . 'heading styles.',
    null,
    ['pageBreakBefore' => true]
);

// Save file
echo write($phpWord, basename(__FILE__, '.php'), $writers);
if (!CLI) {
    include_once 'Sample_Footer.php';
}