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Figure 145: Changing format of page numbers

Numbering the first page something other than 1

Sometimes you may want to start a document with a page number greater than 1. For

example, you may be writing a book, with each chapter in a separate file. Chapter 1

may start with page 1, but Chapter 2 could begin with page 25 and Chapter 3 with

page 51.

Follow these instructions to start the page numbering in a document at a number

greater than 1. (These instructions are for a page number in a footer, but you could

use a header instead.)

Tip

Do not set a starting page number that is an even number because you

will end up with a blank page before the first page when you print the

file or export it as a PDF.

1) Choose Insert > Footer > [page style] to activate the footer. (If the page

style is already selected in the Footer menu, point to it and click OK in the

dialog box that appears. Then point to that page style again to select it.)

2) The cursor is now in the footer. To insert the page number, choose Insert >

Fields > Page Number. The page number will be 1.

3) Click in the first paragraph in the text area or type a paragraph of text.

4) Choose Format > Paragraph (or right-click and choose Paragraph from the

pop-up menu) to display the Paragraph dialog box.

5) On the Text Flow page, in the Breaks section, select Insert and select Page in

the Type drop-down list. Select With Page Style and the page style you are

using for the first page of the document.

6) The Page number field is now active. Type the page number you want to start

with. Click OK to close the Paragraph dialog box.

Numbering pages by chapter

Technical documents often include the chapter number with the page number in the

header or footer. For example, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, ...; 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, ...

To set up this type of page numbering in OOo, you need to do three things:

1) Ensure that your chapter titles are all identified by the same paragraph style,

for example, the Heading1 style.

2) Use Tools > Outline Numbering to tell OOo what paragraph style you are

using for Level 1 in your outline, and specify “1,2,3” in the Number box.

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