Operation Manual

Inserting fields
You can insert fields on each master page by going to Insert > Fields on the main menu bar and
selecting a field from the context menu. The following fields can be inserted into a master page.
• Date (fixed) – inserts the current date into the master page as a fixed field. The date is not
automatically updated.
• Date (variable) – inserts the current date into the master page as a variable field. The date
is automatically updated when you reload the file.
• Time (fixed) – inserts the current time into the master page as a fixed field. The time is not
automatically updated.
• Time (variable) – inserts the current time into the master page as a variable field. The time
is automatically updated when you reload the file.
• Author – inserts the first and last names listed in the LibreOffice user data into the active
page.
• Page Number – inserts the page number into every page of the drawing. To change the
number format, go to Format > Page on the main menu bar and select a format from the
drop-down list in Layout Settings.
• File name – inserts the name of the active file. The name only appears after you save the
file.
Assigning master pages
When your drawing has more than one master page, you can assign different master pages to
different pages.
1) Make sure you are in normal page view by going to View > Normal on the main menu bar
and select the page you want to assign a new master page to it.
2) Right-click on the page in the workspace area and select Page > Slide Design from the
context menu to open the Slide Design dialog (Figure 240).
Figure 240: Slide Design dialog
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