On Sat, 2006-02-25 at 20:37 -0800, Al wrote: > I have a long proposal where there is a cover letter and title page. The 3rd > physical page is where it starts and I want the page number to be '2' on > the 3rd page (second page is title page and does not get a page number. I > did this by using an offset of -1 in the footer on the third page. Works > great.
This is user misconception on how page numbering works. The offset is not honored on printing. The key is to use Insert > Manual break and set the style of the following page and the page number. The style should be different than that of the first page. That is why there is a First page style in the default set. For more information on this and more see, http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/ > > I save the document in .doc format. When I open it up, not only is the first > page number 3 (not 2) but the formatting in the footer is Ariel and not > Times as I had it. So change the style. > > However, if I save it as an .odt format, there are no problems. > > Obviously, I can't send this proposal to anyone needing Word format... which > is everyone!!!! (Fortunately I usually send documents as PDFs). Send the doc as PDF directly from OOo using File > Send. That should get you over the hump until you get up to speed. > > This is a bad bug, IMO. > Not a bug. You are warned that saving in MS format can cause formatting problems. -- 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]
