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Figure 144: Specifying the border position, line width, and spacing to contents
Numbering pages
This section describes techniques to insert page numbers and related information in a document.
Some basic knowledge of page styles, which are fully described in chapters 6 and 7, may be
needed to follow some of the examples given.
Preliminaries: fields
LibreOffice uses fields to manage page numbers. To insert a page number field, position the cursor
where you want to insert the number and choose Insert > Fields > Page Number. The page
number appears with a gray background. The gray background denotes a field; although it is
visible on screen, it is not printed.
Tip
If you wish to turn off the gray background, choose View > Field Shadings (or
press Ctrl+F8).
The page number field always displays the page number for the page where it is placed. If you see
the words “Page number” instead of a number, press Ctrl+F9. This shortcut key toggles LibreOffice
between displaying the field’s contents (what the field is for) and the field’s results (what the field
creates).
Note
For a full introduction to fields, see Chapter 14, Working with Fields.
Preliminaries: insert and format a header
For the purpose of this example, we will insert a header in the Default page style pages using
manual formatting. See “Creating headers and footers” on page 134.
Simple page numbering
The simplest case is to have the page number at the top of every page and nothing more. To do
this, put the cursor on the header and select Insert > Fields > Page Number.
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