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Using page styles and page numbering

More complex variations

There are a lot of interesting variations that you can apply without further knowledge of page

styles. Here are some suggestions:

• Right-align the header to make the page number appear on the top-right.

• Add the word “page”, so the header reads “page 1”, “page 2”, and so on.

• Add the document title, so the header reads “My Poem book, page 12”. Consider

using a tab to separate the title from the page number.

• OOo also has a Page Count field (Insert > Fields > Page Count). Using it, you

could, for example, have a header that reads “page 2 of 12”.

These variations are all illustrated in Figure 27.

Figure 27 Variations on the simple page numbering method.

Many more variations are possible. For example, you can use a footer instead of a header to

make the page number appear at the bottom of the page.

The Next Style property

You have seen the Next Style property in the context of paragraph styles. This property is

especially powerful in page styles.

Make two page styles alternate

Perhaps the most common use of the Next Style property is to alternate between two page

styles. For example, if you are writing a book, you might want the following setup:

Odd pages • Page number on the top-right corner of the page.

• Author name on the header.

• Extra wide left margin.

Even pages • Page number on the top-left corner of the page.

• Book title on the header.

• Extra wide right margin.

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