User's Manual

Using page styles and page numbering
Figure 30 Set the page margins on the Page tab.
In a similar way, set up the page properties for Left Page.
• Put the page number on the top-left of the page, and the title on the header (pick a title
for this exercise).
• Set the right margin to 4cm and leave the others unchanged.
Figure 31 illustrates the transitions between Right Page and Left Page.
Figure 31 Right Page and Left Page styles alternate.
A title page
Consider a slightly more complex scenario. You want the document to have a title page. A
title page is different from the rest of the document:
• It should not have a header or page number.
• The left and right margins should be the same.
For the title page we can use the Front Page style that comes with OOo. Setting up the
header and margins is left as an exercise for the reader. The difficult part is how to reconcile
this front page with the alternating page styles (Right Page and Left Page). The trick is to set
the Next Page property to Right Page. In other words:
First Page
Next Style: Right Page
Right Page
Next Style: Left Page
Left Page
Next Style: Right Page
Introduction to Styles 21
Page margin
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