Doug, your suggestion worked - Thank you very much! <forehead slap> "Why didn't *I* think of that?"
Dale, James, Regina and Rory, thank you also for your information. I'm going to put it to good use. (Regina, I'm sorry I don't read or speak German - despite what my family name implies!) I'm very glad to belong to this group! Cheers, Jeff Deutsch Speaker & Life Coach A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs http://www.asplint.com Your mood can affect how you read this e-mail. Please read it with a smile. (http://tonecheck.com) On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 5:17 PM, Dale Erwin <[email protected]> wrote: > I started out making in my book in separate files and then, using a program > called CreatePDF, generated PDF files of each section which gathered them > all into one PDF file. For printing at home and making e-books, this worked > just fine, but when I sent it to Lulu Press, they rejected the PDF file > because it didn't embed all the fonts and I was never able to get it to do > that, so I had to figure out the OOo method for page numbering and then use > OOo's PDF export facility. I opted for the master document method, but it > is possible to do it all in one file. > > After saying this, let me make the disclaimer that I did all this before AOO > 3.4.1 so I am only assuming that it is still possible. > > Dale Erwin > Jr. 28 de Julio 657, Depto. 03 > Magdalena del Mar, Lima 17 PERU > http://leather.casaerwin.org > > On 11/28/2012 12:56 PM, Jeffrey Deutsch wrote: >> >> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Doug <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On 11/28/2012 12:29 PM, Jeffrey Deutsch wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I'm finalizing my eBook manuscript on Writer. The only thing left to >>>> do is set up Roman numeral page numbers for the first three pages >>>> (title page, about the author and table of contents) - or possibly >>>> only give the about the author and table of contents pages Roman >>>> numerals - and then Arabic numerals for the rest. Also, the Arabic >>>> numerals must start with 1. >>>> >>>> As a second-best solution, I'm willing to have the first three pages >>>> have no page numbers at all, as long as the rest have Arabic page >>>> numbers starting with 1. >>>> >>>> I've struggled with it and read over the relevant Help file more times >>>> than I care to count. Any help you can offer would be much >>>> appreciated. Thank you very kindly! >>>> >>>> Jeff Deutsch >>>> Speaker & Life Coach >>>> A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs >>>> http://www.asplint.com >>>> >>>> >>> An obvious work-around for the second-best solution: Make the first 3 >>> pages >>> a separate file without page numbers. Or just write the Roman numbers at >>> the >>> bottom of each page, using center justification. Then the remainder will >>> be >>> its >>> own file with page numbers starting at 1. Now you can have most of the >>> "best" >>> solution. Two files doesn't sound like all that big a deal. >>> >>> --doug >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> >> Hi Doug, >> >> Actually, I'd've already submitted them in four separate files - thing >> is, the recipient strongly prefers the manuscript in one file only. >> >> Anything you can suggest under that constraint would really help. >> >> Thank you for your courtesy! >> >> Jeff Deutsch >> Speaker & Life Coach >> A SPLINT - ASPies LInking with NTs >> http://www.asplint.com >> >> Your mood can affect how you read this e-mail. Please read it with a >> smile. >> (http://tonecheck.com) >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
