On Wed, 2006-02-08 at 16:37 -0600, mark benningfield wrote: > Hello All. > > Well, I tried posting this as an Issue, but apparently the folks who > work the issues didn't really understand what I was talking about, or > else I don't understand the correct way to do it, which is probably more > likely. So here's my question: > > I need to include chapter numbering in my documents, to include those > same chapter numbers in the footers along with the page numbers, which > start over for each chapter, in a format like "chapter # - page#." The > problem is that I can't figure out how to include chapter numbers in the > chapter headings invisibly, since the chapter headings are formatted as > descriptive names, not sequential numbers. I don't want the chapter > numbers to appear in the chapter headings, but I do need the numbering > for the pagination. > > I tried formatting the outline numbering using a "hidden" character > style, but that didn't work. The number was still visible. I thought > that perhaps this constituted an Issue, but I've been informed that this > works as designed. Shows how much I know. > > So, does anyone have any ideas? Thanks. >
One idea. Take a look at http://documentation.openoffice.org/files/documents/75/1817/OOoUSdocs_template.stw which does most of what you want in the header. You should be able to adapt the concepts to your personal requirements. After you get it to what you want, save it as a template. -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
