Thx! But have you entered any text and then put that text in Sections, so that all text in the document belongs to a Section?-A
2009/8/26 Fernando Jesús Rojas de la Torre < [email protected]> > Alex Zachopoulos escribió: > > Thanks, I have tried that. As soon as I change the Page Style on one > page, > > say p. 5, from Default to First Page, all pages' style changes to First > > Page. > > PS Your english is fine! Thx and greetings from Greece! > > > > 2009/8/26 Fernando Jesús Rojas de la Torre < > > [email protected]> > > > > > >> Alex Zachopoulos escribió: > >> > >>> Hi Clayton! Thx for the post. > >>> Actually I have; after posting here the OP, then I d/l and read the > >>> > >> section > >> > >>> you refer to. I'm afraid I still have a few fundamental questions: it > >>> doesn't explain what the difference is between sections which appear at > >>> > >> the > >> > >>> 'same level' and those which appear indented as if 'belonging' to a > >>> > >> previous > >> > >>> section. Also, how the sequence in the list of sections relates to > their > >>> actual position in the document flow. > >>> > >>> Lastly, I need to have a different page style applied to pages 3-19 of > my > >>> document. If the text already entered belongs to various sections (as > it > >>> does currently), OOo doesn't allow me to apply a different page style > to > >>> > >> a > >> > >>> few pages: the moment I change it somewhere, it changes throughout the > >>> document. > >>> > >>> So, all in all I still am lost as regards sections. And I am not even > >>> > >> sure > >> > >>> if I can't get it, or if Sections in OOo are still somewhat primitive, > or > >>> > >> at > >> > >>> least peculiar in their concept. > >>> > >>> -A > >>> > >>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Clayton <[email protected]> > >>> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>>> Alex Zachopoulos wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> I have this Write file which I am putting together, and I would like > to > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> keep > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> it organized with Sections, so that I can apply different settings to > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> each > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> section, such as page borders, headers & footers etc. > >>>>> As I type along, I have at various points selected Insert>Section... > >>>>> > >> and > >> > >>>>> setup new sections this way. I have also done the same, after having > >>>>> selected some text. Right now, if I go to Format>Sections... I see > the > >>>>> various sections, but some of them appear before others when I would > >>>>> > >> have > >> > >>>>> expected them to appear below (they come _after_ the others ones in > the > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> real > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> text flow), plus some of them appear in the list of sections on the > >>>>> > >> left > >> > >>>> as > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> if they are dependent on others, like a sub-tree hierarchy. > >>>>> > >>>>> I am trying to figure out how I can manage my sections so I actually > >>>>> understand what I'm doing, but I find the documentation in the Help > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> section > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> sadly lacking. Any tips? > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, people. > >>>>> > >>>>> PS I am on Mac OS X 10.5.7, using NeoOffice. But it's basically the > >>>>> > >> same > >> > >>>> as > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> OpenOffice. Only very few differences. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> Have you checked out the User guide here: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Writer_Guide/Sections_for_page_layout > >> > >>>> C. > >>>> -- > >>>> Clayton Cornell [email protected] > >>>> OpenOffice.org Documentation Project co-lead > >>>> StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany > >>>> > >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> ----------------- > >> > >> Lastly, I need to have a different page style applied to pages 3-19 of > my > >> document. If the text already entered belongs to various sections (as it > >> does currently), OOo doesn't allow me to apply a different page style to > a > >> few pages: the moment I change it somewhere, it changes throughout the > >> document. > >> --------------- > >> > >> ¿Have you defined a new page style? I am not an expert with sections, > but I > >> already used before. > >> > >> Press f11, then go to page style (four button left to right) and define > a > >> new style with your needs. Then insert for example a manual jump (insert > >> menu, first option), select page jump and choose your new style... > >> > >> It's suppose it will work.. > >> > >> Sorry for my english. My native language is spanish and i'm still > >> learning... Hope be readable. :-) > >> > >> Regards. > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >> > >> > >> > > > > > It's very strange. I did the procedure 5 minutes ago and i upload to > flickr results.... ¿could not have a error in ooo installation ? > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/35298...@n08/3858729269/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/35298...@n08/3859517124/ > > Check in the status bar the name of the page's style... > > I don't have idea what's happening... > > Fer. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
