Writer Guide

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. (See Figure 135.)
Figure 135: Specifying paragraph style and numbering
for chapter titles
3) Insert the chapter number in your document. To do this:
a) Place the cursor in the header or footer just before the page
number you inserted earlier, and choose Insert > Fields >
Other from the menu bar.
b) On the Fields dialog (Figure 136), go to the Document page.
Select Chapter in the Type list, Chapter number in the
Format list, and 1 in the Layer box. Click Insert.
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