<suppressBottomSpacing> (Ignore Exact Line Height for Last Line on Page)

This element specifies whether an exact line height specified using the <spacing> element (§2.3.1.33) with a @lineRule attribute value of exact shall be ignored for the last line on each page.

Typically, if an exact line height has been specified using the <spacing> element, then all lines within that paragraph have the necessary line spacing added to them in order to meet this constraint. This element, when present with a @val attribute value of true (or equivalent), specifies that no additional spacing shall be added below the last line on each page as a result of these line spacing requirements - a line shall be placed on the bottom of the page if its characters fit on that page ignoring the necessary space after.

example: 
<w:p>
  <w:pPr>
    <w:spacing w:line="960 w:lineRule="exact" />
  </w:pPr>
  …
</w:p>

The default presentation would have the necessary amount of space added between each line such that all lines in the paragraph are centered within 48 points of spacing:

However, if this compatibility setting is turned on:

<w:compat>
  <w:suppressBottomSpacing />
</w:compat>

Then that constraint shall be lifted for the last line on the page (although all other lines are unaffected), resulting in the following output:

The first line from the following page was moved on the first page, as without being subjected to the line height constraint, it is possible to fit it at the bottom of the first page. ]

Parent Elements

<compat> (§2.15.3.9)

Attributes

Description

<val> (On/Off Value)

Specifies a binary value for the property defined by the parent XML element.

A value of on, 1, or true specifies that the property shall be explicitly applied. This is the default value for this attribute, and is implied when the parent element is present, but this attribute is omitted.

A value of off, 0, or false specifies that the property shall be explicitly turned off.

<w:… w:val="off"/>

The @val attribute explicitly declares that the property is turned off. ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_OnOff simple type (§2.18.67).

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

<complexType name="CT_OnOff">
	<attribute name="val" type="ST_OnOff"/>
</complexType>