... There are more complex commands which will let you insert things in the upper left on odd numbered pages, etc., but we will refer you to the fancyhdr package documentation for more information. (Find the file fancyhdr.dvi.)
As a final example, it is possible to include an image in the header or footer. Suppose you want to put a company logo in the upper lefthand corner. You might try something like \lhead{\resizebox{1in}{!}{\includegraphics{logo.eps}}} (you may need to preface this with \usepackage{graphics} if you don't include graphics elsewhere in your document) ... [See Reference: Help -> Additional Features (Extended.lyx)] Christiaan Pauw wrote: > Hi Everybody > > Is it possible to use background colours in a header, footer and margin > (or part of a each) only. I want to create a layout for a report that > looks something like this: > > odd page > ____________________________________ > |coloured background| Chapter page# | > | _____________| | > |________________________________|ll__ | > |_page# Chapter___________________ __ | > > Any ideas? > > regards > Christiaan >