Re: [discuss] Page numbering

Peter Kupfer wrote: Cor -- That is probably true I never thought about that. Thanks, I forward those to the list ;-) -- Cor Nouws Open . For business www.bsooo.nl - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additiona

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

Cor -- That is probably true I never thought about that. Thanks, Peter Cor Nouws wrote: Peter Kupfer wrote: Try following the steps here, but instead of -1, use +9 (or whatever works.) I think the page-number in a tabl

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

Peter Kupfer wrote: Try following the steps here, but instead of -1, use +9 (or whatever works.) I think the page-number in a table of contents is not OK, when you use offset. Cor -- Cor Nouws Open . For business www.

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

Gilles -- Try following the steps here, but instead of -1, use +9 (or whatever works.) HTH, -- Peter Kupfer -- Using OOo since 'OO4 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to help? http://www.oooauthors.org For OOo tips: http://openoffice.

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

Cor Nouws wrote: Hi Gilles (send a cc to you, because you are not subcribed to the mailig list; pls mail to the list only) Gilles SICHE wrote: does anyone know if it is possible to number pages with OOo from, say, page 10 onwards (imagining that the first part of the paper document you are cr

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

Hi Gilles (send a cc to you, because you are not subcribed to the mailig list; pls mail to the list only) Gilles SICHE wrote: does anyone know if it is possible to number pages with OOo from, say, page 10 onwards (imagining that the first part of the paper document you are creating is another f

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

jonathon wrote: > Mathias Bauer wrote: > >> OOo forces the user to do a lot of things manually that could be done behind >> the scenes. > > I am writing/editing a 55 volume set of books. Page numbering is > _automatically_ and _correctly_ done, behind the scenes. [Even for the > pages where

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

On Wed, 2006-05-31 at 22:04 +, jonathon wrote: > The only issue is whether or not the user is willing to learn how to use > their tools. And making it as easy and intuitive as possible so the learning is as short as possible. Most things can be improved even if they work well or reasonably w

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I think the suggestion was not about functionality but about the way of accessing that functionality. AKA UI. André. jonathon wrote: > Mathias Bauer wrote: > >> OOo forces the user to do a lot of things manually that could be done >> behind the sce

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

Mathias Bauer wrote: OOo forces the user to do a lot of things manually that could be done behind the scenes. I am writing/editing a 55 volume set of books. Page numbering is _automatically_ and _correctly_ done, behind the scenes. [Even for the pages where I switch to Hindi numerals.] A

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

On Mon, 2006-05-29 at 08:46 +0200, Mathias Bauer wrote: > Jonathon Blake wrote: > > > Rick wrote: > > > >> Are there plans to simply page numbering, footers, and headers? > > > > I'm not sure how they could be simplified, without turning it into > > something which is non-functional for anything

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

Jonathon Blake wrote: > Rick wrote: > >> Are there plans to simply page numbering, footers, and headers? > > I'm not sure how they could be simplified, without turning it into > something which is non-functional for anything longer than one page. OOo forces the user to do a lot of things manual

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

Hi Rick, Rick Klaw wrote: That is how you do it except that with most documents it is considered bad form to put page numbers, headers, and/or footers on the first page. To accomplish not posting a page number is needlessly complicated and counter-intuitive to most non-tech users. [...] I ag

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

Hi Rick, Rick Klaw wrote: Are there plans to simply page numbering, footers, and headers? It is needlessly complex and one of the bigger flaws that prevents Open Office from becoming of everyday use to regular, non-tech savvy folk. While I was able to figure it, I have had to explain to many

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

Rick wrote: Are there plans to simply page numbering, footers, and headers? I'm not sure how they could be simplified, without turning it into something which is non-functional for anything longer than one page. xan jonathon -- Ethical conduct is a vice. Corrupt conduct is a virtue. Motto o

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

Am Sonntag, 31. Juli 2005 21:32 schrieb J. Robert Lennon: > Hi there-- > formatting, and I want to be able to start at any number, not just "1". > Unfortunately the offset command doesn't seem to work, Offset isn't the right tool, although, in the GUI, it springs readily (too readily) into sight

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

On Tue, 2005-08-02 at 00:56 +, William W. Austin wrote: SNIP! > > Anybody know how to change (reset) a page number easily? Oops, I see > that Justin Fitzgibbon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> just > posted the how-to on that. Hi William, This information is also in the OOo Knowledgebase at the lin

Re: [discuss] Page numbering

On 2005-07-31 15:32:41, J. Robert Lennon wrote: Hi there-- Just wanted to drop a suggestion regarding the upcoming version of OpenOffice... I LOVE this program, especially writer, and regard it as superior to MS Word...except in one instance: page numbering. I want to be able to insert pa

RE: [discuss] Page numbering

Have you considered writing a macro ? Just use the macro recorder to record a typical page number insert then if needed change the critical values to variables And prompt the user for the value, you can then assign the Macro to a toolbar. e.g. Dim Pageoffset as Integer Pageoffset = InputBox( "Pleas

Re: [discuss] page numbering

On Saturday 19 March 2005 01:41, Larry Gusaas wrote: [snip] > "Intro to Styles" states > Page numbering > Many people first encounter page styles when they want to number pages. > OpenOffice.org (OOo) has a very powerful system for numbering pages, > but to make full use of it you need