Smart Page Breaks

You can certainly adjust the page breaks, cscharlesiv.

If you want to adjust the format even further, select the Smart page breaks checkbox. This is optional.

• In the Insert row break after dropdown, select where you want to put page breaks. This lets you decide how information is grouped on each page.
• In the Fit columns to dropdown, select how many columns you want to fit on each page.
• Select the Display headers on all pages checkbox to put the same header on each page of the report.

You can check out this article to learn more: Run reports in QuickBooks Online

Check out the latest features and improvements as of February 2020 in QuickBooks Online. It includes Smart page breaks when printing your transaction.

I'll be right here if you have more questions.

How can I get the balance sheet to do a page break after total assets?

Thanks for checking some details about this new feature in QuickBooks Online, @carlwcpa,

At the moment Smart page breaks group the totals with other report details. We're currently unable to add a page break or row before Total Assets when you print or email them.

While this preference is not yet available, you can export reports to Excel and manually customize the data from there. 

To learn more about how the Smart page breaks feature, see the updates on this link: Thank you for making us better!

Please post here again for any other concerns regarding the features in QBO. I'll be more than happy to share some more insights with you. Have a good one!

Jen, thank you so much for your reply.

I love the way in QBO we can set up "Management Reports" that include covers, table of contents, reports, notes, etc.  It is just some times the reports can look silly when only a line or 2 shows up on the second page of a report.  The report will "smart break" just fine if you run the same report as a s stand alone report, but when you run the same report as part of the "Management Report" routine; it forgets.  It's just weird.

Why is Smart Page Breaks not an option on all reports? It's incredibly frustrating that this simple feature was an option on the desktop version I used 10 years ago but it still is not readily available for an online version that continues to take my money and deliver poor customer service

Let me share a few information about smart page breaks, mike392.

I can see the importance of having this feature available on all the reports. QuickBooks ensures that everything is done in the most simple way. Smart Page Breaks are designed specifically for reports with many columns that make them print across multiple pages instead of condensing a large amount of information into a single page. For now, this is only available mostly to financial reports. 

To give you more information about the feature, consider reading this article: Smart Page Breaks In Reports. While this isn't available to all reports, you'll want to export reports to Excel so you can manually adjust the format from there and be able to print and email. Additionally, here are the reports included in your QuickBooks Online subscription: Reports Included in Your QuickBooks Online Subscription.

Please let us know if there's anything you want to know about smart page breaks. As always, we're here to help you. 

When using the "Management Reports" option, the exact same reports have different page breaks.

It just seems like there would be a simple "switch" somewhere, to always start the Liability Section of the Balance Sheet on a new page.  That would help greatly.  
I remember that being an option when I was using Peachtree Software on my Compaq "Briefcase" computer back in the 1980's.  (yes really)

I appreciate you joining in this thread, carlwcpa.

I know how beneficial this option is to your business, however, this isn't available in QuickBooks Online.

While it's unavailable, I'd suggest submitting feedback within your QuickBooks Online (QBO) account. This way, it goes to our product developers to help improve your experience while using the program. Here's how. 

1. Go to the Gear icon at the upper right and select Feedback under Profile.
2. Enter your comments or product suggestions. You can also attach a screenshot or file to combine them all. 
3. Click Next.
   
4. You'll be provided a list of suggested help articles related to your comments. You can read through them or choose Skip and send message.
5. Select the appropriate category from the drop-down menu.
6. Tap Send message.

Additionally, I recommend customizing the report to get the specific details you need. You can also memorize it to save its current customization settings. It serves as your record and helps you quickly access it for future use.

You can stay connected with me by adding a comment below if you need further assistance with QuickBooks reports. I'll stick around to help you out.

Agree - love the functionality of Management Reports, but they appear sloppy without this "Smart Page Break" feature.