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• Add the document title so the header reads, for example: Peter's
favourite poems, left justified, and page x with right
justification, where x is the value of the Page Number field.
Consider using a (right-aligned) tab to separate the title from the
page number.
• OOo also has a Page Count field (Insert > Fields > Page
Count). Using it, you could, for example, have a header that
reads page 2 of 12.
These variations are all illustrated in Figure 136.
Figure 136: Variations on the simple page numbering method
Changing the number format
Many more variations are possible. For example, you can set the page
number to display in Roman numerals. To do that, you could double-
click on the page number and select the desired format; however, a
better choice is to specify the format of numbers in the page style as
explained here.
In the Styles and Formatting window (press F11 if not already
displayed) select the Page Styles icon and right-click on the
highlighted entry for the current style. Select Modify, which opens the
Page Style dialog box.
On the Page page of the Page Style dialog box, in the Layout settings
section, select i, ii, iii, ... from the Format drop-down list.
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