Flow option not divide lines

[RainerH]

Hello together,

I think I use the flow options wrong, because I've set up not to divide 3 lines but the paragraph starts with 2 lines on the old page. Please take a look to the attached screenshot. What's set up wrong?

Thank you for your help.

Rainer

[Old Bruce]

The 3 refers to the following paragraph. Your selected paragraph will 'stick' with the following paragraph's first three lines. Prevent Widows and Orphans is an unchangeable two lines. I think the location of that checkbox adds to the confusion, it appears to be value related to the Widowed lines.

[RainerH]

Indeed, it looks like this is the setting for the widow line. But now I've got it: If I format a heading with no separation from the next three lines, then the heading is dragged to the new page together with the next paragraph. That's cool.

[Old Bruce]

I don't know what you actually want to achieve but i find that the "Keep paragraph together" (third from the top) is useful if used on its own.