Change of Page Numbering in Writer when line numbering is on

[Huskey]

Hi.

Where does the cursor have to be in order to change the page numbering of a 10-page document from 1-10 to 40-49 when line numbering is on? I “know” how to do this but I always end up with one extra page (before the first page) resulting in a total of 11 pages instead of 10. I was able to do this task twice without any extra pages and proper numbering but it adds one page again when I repeat the same task from scratch or edit the page range in the successful document.

Any help is very much appreciated. Thanks.

PS: I’m using LibreOffice 4.3.2.2

[oweng]

On the first paragraph (line 1) of the first page. Format > Paragraph… > Text Flow tab > Breaks section. Used at this location no additional page will be inserted prior to the first page. Alternatively, create a custom paragraph style to be applied to this first paragraph, that has the same break settings.

Copy of the provided document, modified to start on page 70, here.

[Huskey]

@ oweng

Thanks for your reply. I applied your solution numerous times which always resulted in the outcome mentioned in my first post. I’ve attached a sample document Sample Document.odt and was wondering if you could do the page numbering starting the first page with the page number 70.

Many thanks.

[oweng]

Place cursor on “Übungstext” heading (i.e., the first paragraph) and use the steps I indicated. The header initially changes from “Seite 1 von 3” to “Seite 70 von 4” (even though there are still only 3 page). Upon save, close and reopen of the document this reverts to “Seite 70 von 3” which is correct, but still looks a bit strange. I will add a copy of the modified document to my answer.

[Huskey]

@ oweng

The reason it didn’t work for me is that I didn’t save, close and reopen document. Many thanks.

I did the following to change the header from “Seite 70 von 3” to “Seite 1 von 3”:

• right-click before the first number in header, in my case 70
• click Fields
• in Offset insert the appropriate number, in my case -69

Click ok and header reads now “Seite 1 of 3”.

Many thanks again.