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Page number libreoffice5/27/2023 ![]() You can just as easily insert page counts in your header or footer. ![]() Place your cursor in the outlined footer area and use either of the methods we used for headers. The methods for inserting page numbers in OpenOffice Writer footers is exactly the same as it is for headers. The Entry button looks similar to the Insert Fields button, but its job is different. Move toward the left until you find the Insert Fields button. Note: If you mouse over the button and the tooltip says Entry instead of Insert Fields, you’re not on the right button. If you mouse over it, the tooltip should say Insert Fields. There is also a downward-pointing arrow on the right side of the button. Look in that toolbar for a button icon that looks a bit like a tiny document with a plus sign in the top left corner.You can also click inside the header, then go to the Insert toolbar that we added earlier. Insert page numbers in OpenOffice Writer. You can use the left, center, or right align buttons in the toolbar to set where the page number shows. Click inside the header that we inserted earlier.We’ll stick to fields as holders for page numbers. If I were to discuss all the ways OpenOffice uses Fields, you might fall out of your chair asleep before you’d finished reading. OpenOffice uses something they call Fields to handle page numbers. You should now see the Insert toolbar added to the existing toolbars at the top of OpenOffice. Click Insert to add the Insert toolbar.Choose Toolbars, then look down the list until you see Insert.Here’s how to make the Insert toolbar available. So that you can follow along with the instructions, we want to be sure the Insert toolbar is visible in OpenOffice Writer. In this tutorial we’ll stick with methods that work on Macs and Windows computers. That option is not available for the footer in OpenOffice for Windows or for the header on either Macs or Windows computers. The default methods of inserting a page number aren’t always the same between the header and footer.įor the curious, in OpenOffice Writer for Macs, fields can be inserted in the footer via the right-click menu. Just as you saw in the header, you should see another lightly bordered rectangle inserted below the content area of your document. ![]() Now, let’s use the same method to insert a footer. You should see a lightly bordered rectangle that has been added above the content area of your document.
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