Page numbering is a necessary attribute of any document, the volume of which exceeds ten pages. Therefore, each word processor contains a tool to fulfill this requirement. The article will discuss one of them, namely, how to make page numbering in LibreOffice quickly and without problems.
Insert page numbers
The procedure itself is quite simple and consists of the following actions:
- In the standard menu bar, click on the "Insert" item.
- At the end of the expanded list, hover over the line “Headers and footers”.
In the list that appears, select one of the items: "Header" \ "Footer."
- Set the editor cursor to the added area.
- In the “Insert” section of the main menu bar, select “Field” and click on “Page Number” in the drop-down list. The second option to add is to click on a similar button in the "Standard" panel.
- Select the number that appears in the header and click on the selection with the right mouse button or use the combination Shift + F10.
- In the menu that appears, click on the "Fields" item.
- In a new window, select one of the options for displaying the numbering: Latin, Greek, Cyrillic alphabets, Roman or Arabic numerals.
- Click “OK” to fix the style of the number.
To this question: “How to put pagination in LibreOffice Writter is closed.
How to remove the numbering on the title page: method number 1
In any, even the simplest document, there should be a title page. And on it, according to the rules of design, there should not be a page number. To remove it you need to do the following.
- Open the style control panel in one of three ways:
- in the menu "Styles" select the line "Manage styles";
- press the F11 key on the keyboard;
- click on the “Styles” button located on the panel on the right side of the editor window.
- In the window that appears, click the "Page Styles" button. She is the fourth, if you count from left to right.
- Click on the line “First page”.
- Press the button with the image of a bucket of paint.
- Move the mouse cursor over the first sheet of the document and click LMB.
- Turn off the tool by pressing Esc (Escape).
After this operation, the header and footer will disappear on the first sheet.
How to remove the numbering on the title page: method number 2
It consists in the following algorithm.
- Click on the “Format” menu item.
- In the expanded list of commands, click on the inscription “Cover page”.
- Click on the “OK” button.
This completes the deletion of the first page numbering page in LibreOffice Writter.
Clearing the first pages of numbering: method number 1
When finalizing term papers or dissertations, the problem often arises of deleting page numbers from the first 3-5 sheets. In LibreOffice Writter, this inconvenience is eliminated using the following algorithm.
- Set the mouse pointer on the first sheet of the document.
- In the "Format" menu, select the "Page" sub-item.
- In the new window, switch to the "Management" tab and in the list near the line "Next Style" click on the inscription "First Page".
- Click on the “Apply” and “OK” buttons.
- Click LMB on the page after which the numbering should begin again.
- Perform step 2 again.
- In the "Management" subsection, in the "Next Style" list, select "Basic".
- Click on the “Apply” and “OK” buttons.
Clearing the first pages of numbering: method number 2
This method of getting rid of page numbering in LibreOffice is simpler than the previous one. The procedure is as follows.
- In the menu ribbon, select "Format" and "Cover page".
- In the new window, configure numbering deletion: If the document already contains sheets with information on which there should not be numbering, then leave the first label in its place. If they are not already, then check the box next to the second line. In the text box, enter the number of sheets on which there will be no numbering. Check the box next to the line “Reset the numbering after the title page” and enter the number with which the page count should begin. Click OK.
- Check the result of the deletion.
Arbitrary page numbering in LibreOffice Writer
To perform this operation in the editor:
- set the cursor to the end of the page;
- open the Paragraph parameter window in one of three ways:
- consistently use the "Format" / "Paragraph" commands in the menu bar;
- right-click on the page and select the desired item in the menu;
- on the right panel, click on the "Properties" button and to the right of the inscription "Paragraph" click on a small rectangle;
- go to the "Position on the page" section;
- in the “Breaks” block, put marks next to “Insert” and “With Page Style”. In the drop-down list on the right, select the "Basic" style;
- put a mark near “Page Number” and enter the desired number in the unlocked field.
This completes the insertion of custom pagination in LibreOffice Writer.
Removing pagination
In order to get rid of unnecessary numbers, you need to follow a simple algorithm:
- in the menu "Insert" go to the subsection "Headers and footers";
- hover over the type of footer added;
- uncheck all boxes in the new list;
- in a small window, accept the removal of the header and footer along with its contents.
This completes the deletion of pagination in LibreOffice.
The procedure for adding numbers to sheets of a document created using LibreOffice Writer is quite simple and so the vast majority of users can handle it.