If the STARTPAGE= option is set to NO/OFF or NEVER in the ODS RTF destination, and ODS RTF STARTPAGE=NOW is used to insert a single page break, the first page of output following the ODS RTF STARTPAGE=NOW statement will have whatever title or footnote was in effect before the page break was issued.

The workaround is to move the title (or footnote) BEFORE the ODS RTF STARTPAGE=NOW statement, or to use ODS RTF STARTPAGE=YES to force the page break.

   /* PROBLEM: this code will have the title */
   /* "CLASS and RETAIL" on the second page  */

   ods rtf file="file.rtf" startpage=no;

   proc print data=sashelp.class(obs=5);
     title "class and retail";
   run;

   proc print data=sashelp.retail(obs=5);
   run;

   ods rtf startpage=now;

   proc print data=sashelp.shoes;
     title "shoes";
   run;

   ods rtf close;


   /* WORKAROUND: this code will have the title */
   /* "SHOES" on the second page                */

   ods rtf file="file.rtf" startpage=no;

   proc print data=sashelp.class(obs=5);
     title "class and retail";
   run;

   proc print data=sashelp.retail(obs=5);
   run;

   title "shoes";
   ods rtf startpage=now;

   proc print data=sashelp.shoes;
   run;

   ods rtf close;

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