I have visited the OOo Forum site, and read several posts, and posted my
own question about a way to format a simple fiction manuscript format.
Here is an example about what I'm trying to achieve:
http://www.shunn.net/format/novel.html
While this is a very basic formatting issue, OOo seems to have
difficulty re-creating the example.
A few problems I'm having:
I save each chapter as a different file in case technical problems
occur, and to make life easier to edit each individual chapter (file).
The page numbering needs to progress through the manuscript, so each
chapter (file) needs to start on a different page number. If Chapter 1
ends on page 15, then Chapter 2 needs to start on page 16, etc.
If I try Format > Paragraph > Text Flow > Insert > With Page Style, and
then type in the page number I want to start with, a blank page is
created as page 1 of each file. This is a workable issue, although an
extra page is printed with every file.
If I use the Master Document / Sub-Document method and create a Master
Document out of Chapter 1, and then the following chapters as
sub-documents, I have an issue with the way OOo starts each new
sub-document on a new page. The method explained in the help section
does not maintain the required half page of space at the top of each new
chapter's first page.
Is there a way to format something that looks like the example in my
link above? If not, are there solutions around the corner?
On a side note: OOo is a wonderful program and I commend all those
involved with the creation and maintenance of what must be a helluva lot
of code.
Do you need assistance in regards to writing any type of documents? I
do not have a programming or computer background, but I can write, edit,
and explain things clearly. Is there a place for someone like me who
would just like to help out?
Thanks,
Mark
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