You might want to check out the very recent response to a similar question, from [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) . I've never been real solid on my understanding of page styles and how to use them myself, but his explanation is excellent. I'm quoting the response below: Pete Holsberg wrote: > I'm trying to set up a template that has a header on the first page > only, and footers on all subsequent pages, but it's eluding me.
Hi Pete, OOoAuthors.org has some excellent guides for using OpenOffice.org 2.0. You can find their published User Guide at http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/index.html Regarding your question specifically, I would apply the "First Page" page style to the first page, then modify that style so the header is on. Then I'd modify the "Default" page style so that footers are on (headers are already off by default). Here's how: Let's tackle page 1 first... - Bring up the Stylist by pressing F11 or by clicking the "Styles and Formatting" button (looks like a hand on a blank page - it's at the far left by default) - Select the Page Styles icon (4th from the left) - With the cursor on page 1, double-click the list entry "First Page". You've just applied the First Page style to page 1. - Right-click the "First Page" entry and choose "Modify..." - On the Header tab check the box for "Header on." Click OK. Now for all the other pages... Assuming the Stylist is still up and in the Page Styles section, - Right-click the Default page style entry and choose "Modify..." - On the Footer tab check the box for "Footer on." Click OK. You've now told Writer to put footers on all pages that are styled as Default. That means all pages except for page 1, which we set to the First Page style. Now that everything is set the way you wanted it, save the document as an OpenDocument Text Template (.ott). Cheers, Trevor In a message dated 11/26/2005 11:03:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm trying to set up a template that has a header on the first page only, and footers on all subsequent pages, but it's eluding me. Can someone please help? Thanks. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
