This command specifies whether the current table should be kept together in the parent column with the item that follows it. The amount of the table that is kept with the next item depends on many factors: widow and orphan settings, row keeps, the <?tbovflow> mode of the table, etc. This command simply specifies that the very last item in the table at least should be kept with the following item.

This command can also be specified using <?tbkeep>.

This keep PI is usually applied with a priority parameter - content can be designated to be kept together as long as this doesn't result in an empty column or partial column. When this exception does occur, PTC ALD will attempt to break the page at the lowest priority it can find irrespective of the amount of resulting content that is carried over. Priority value ranges are explained below: note that APP can only ignore keep instructions with a priority below 210 if a whole column overflows, and can only ignore those below 110 if a partial column overflows, i.e. a column that has been cropped to avoid other frames, such as those containing images at the top of a column.

This is a column based keep and ensures that the item is kept within the same parent column, whether that be a frame column, a block column or a slim table column.