Writer Guide

Setting up basic page layout using styles
In Writer, page styles define the basic layout of all pages, including
page size, margins, the placement of headers and footers, borders and
backgrounds, number of columns, and so on.
Writer comes with several page styles, which you can build on or
modify, and you can define new (custom) page styles. You can have one
or many page styles in a single document.
Note
All pages in a Writer document are based on styles. If you do
not specify a page style, Writer uses the Default page style.
To change the layout of individual pages, either define a new page
style or use one of the techniques (sections, frames, or tables)
described later in this chapter.
This chapter describes some uses of page styles. Some other uses are
discussed in Chapter 6 (Introduction to Styles). The Page Style dialog
box is covered in detail in Chapter 7 (Working with Styles).
Tip
Any modifications of page styles, including the Default page
style, apply only to the document you are working on. If you
want the changes to be the default for all documents, you need
to put the changes into a template and make that template the
default template. See Chapter 10 (Working with Templates) for
details.
Inserting a page break without switching the style
In many documents (for example, a multi-page report), you may want
the text to flow from one page to the next as you add or delete
information. Writer does this automatically, unless you override the
text flow using one of the techniques described earlier.
If you do want a page break in a particular place, for example, to put a
heading at the top of a new page, here is how to do it:
1) Position the cursor in the paragraph you want to be at the start of
the next page. Right-click and choose Paragraph in the pop-up
menu.
2) On the Text Flow page of the Paragraph dialog box (Figure 92), in
the Breaks section, select Insert. Do not select With Page Style.
3) Click OK to position the paragraph at the start of the next page.
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