On Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:59:44 +0000 Brian Barker <[email protected]> dijo:
> At 22:06 03/03/2009 -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: > >I set the properties for a page in Writer 3.01 / Linux to two > >columns because I needed columns on the page. But I need a header on > >the page that spans across both columns. Can it be done? > > One easy way to do this is to use a section, since sections can also > carry the column property. Leave your page with only a single column > and enter your header material. Then use Insert | Section... and set > your two columns on the Columns tab there. By inserting more > sections, you can easily chop and change column structure throughout > your document, if this is necessary. Thanks for all the suggestions. The problem is that I need to do this over and over in a 200-page document every three or four pages. Sections in OOo are a PITA. I use them only when I must. The problem with sections is that OOo is word processor, not a page layout app. Therefore, hit enter a couple of times too many and suddenly you have a new page in the middle of a section. Oh wait ... I defined the next section as starting on a right page and starting with an even number. Damn. I would use Scribus (much better tool for this job), except that Scribus does not do tables and won't have that functionality for a couple years. I have a book that needs an average of one table per page and I need to write it *now*. Hence I am stuck with pressing OOo into service as a page layout app. But fear not, I'll get there. :) -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
