David, There are things which I don't understand about Open Office. Since I started playing with the backgrounds I've lost the regular one inch margins on any new pages I open. How do I get them back? I don't think I can send examples to the forum, but if anyone wants to see?
Linda On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 8:05 PM David Robley <da...@robley.net.au> wrote: > See if https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?t=108078 is > helpful. > > On 19/08/2023 05:49, Linda Hull wrote: > > Dear Wonderful Open Office People, > > > > I want to send a letter, either paper or electronically, with an > > appropriate background image. I have Windows 10 and Open Office 4.1.13. > > > > I found an image, cropped it, opening it in Open Office, I get one image > in > > the middle of the page and even though I specified Writer, it's in Draw, > OR > > I get 3 or 4 images in one, in Writer. > > > > I only want one page. If it goes to page 2, then another one maybe. Or > > possibly just the background without the frame and flowers. > > > > I'm following the directions here: > > > https://smallbusiness.chron.com/add-background-image-openoffice-document-63567.html > > > > How to Add a Background Image to an OpenOffice Document > > by Jacob Michael > > > > Jacob says to write the letter first. I decided to see if I could get the > > background first, because the flowers might make it difficult to read the > > text. Does having text on the page make a difference? - Answer The text > > flows across all 3 background images. > > > > * I can't see how to make the margins control the text in OO 4.1.13? > > > > [Solved] Multiple pages on screen - From 2016 > > https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?t=86060 > > I don't see what they are talking about at the bottom. > > > > I should note that I tried reducing the size of the image once, but the > > preview looked the same. > > > > I now changed it from .png to .jpg - it opens in Draw not Word. > > > > Years ago I experimented with plain colored backgrounds and that worked > > fine. How do I get the background image to fit the page and see ONE page > to > > work on, in Writer 4.1.13? > > > > > > > > Linda > > >
