On Mon, 3 Oct 2016 14:54:19 -0700 John Hart <jh...@testra.com> wrote:
> On 10/3/2016 11:22 AM, Girvin R. Herr wrote: > > > > > > On 10/02/2016 11:04 PM, Rory O'Farrell wrote: > >> In the definition for the Page Style in use, click on the Footer tab > >> and put a checkmark against Footer On. Then click in the box that > >> appears at page bottom, enter a tab, then /insert /Field /Page > >> number. That presupposes you need the page number centred, hence the > >> tab. > >>> Thanks, it worked correctly. > >>> > >>> The next problem is when the document is inserted into the master, > >>> page numbering is lost. How are page numbers enabled in master > >>> documents? > >>> > >>> jrh > >> Other than care in selecting to use the same template for all > >> components of a master document I can make no suggestion. I have > >> never needed to use the master documents structure for any of the > >> documents I have edited/written, irrespective of their size > >> (sometimes several thousand pages) and have only dabbled > >> inconclusively with master documents. > >> > >> Rory > >> > > +1 > > Several times in the past, I have looked at using a master document > > for a large document of mine. However, in each case there was some > > difficulty I found with using a master document, that made me think it > > was just too much trouble. In all of those cases, using a "flat" > > document was the best choice for me. > > Girvin Herr > > > The immediate problem is solved. The template for the master document > didn't have a footer with the page number. Adding them to the template, > it used, turned numbering on in all the files, saving a lot of time. > Knowing how something works is much more important to me, than long > winded instruction on how to use the program, especially when they don't > match what I'm trying to do. > > Just because styles are powerful, doesn't mean they have to be hard to use. > A list of style attributes, and a diagram of how they propagate would be > most useful. Does such a document exist? > > jrh > See the file referenced in this posting for an overview of using Style https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?p=275320#p275320 This document may also be informative: https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Writer_for_Students This latter document is "Writer for Students" (several languages)-- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
