I have a single-page .odt template Im using for a resume, this works well.
I would like to add 1 plain page before and 1 plain page after this template in a document.
I would like these pages to NOT be formatted with all the columns and lines that the template has.
I have fooled around with page styles and managed to get a second page after by setting its style to
“first page” this didnt make alot of sense, but worked, and now Im stuck trying to make a page preceding the template.
I have been using a computer for 30 years and rarely have I ever felt so clueless as to how to go about
what seems like it should be a not-complex thing to accomplish. I worry that LibreOffice may be about
400% of the functionality I personally need and I cant see the trees for the forest.
any help or leads you could provide would be appreciated.
im using LibreOffice Writer .odt format in LibreOffice 24.8.3.2 (x86_64) on Linux
thanks fort your time!
You definitely do not want First Page as anything other than first page style so let’s sort that out first because we might need First Page somewhere else.
I don’t know which page you have set to First Page Style so best to return it to Default Page Style for the moment
You want to name styles for their function, not for their appearance or location, let’s assume you want a different appearance for your Work History. First, we create a page style with that name
- In the style pane in the Sidebar, click on the icon fourth from the left with tooltip Page Styles
- Right click on Default Page Style and select New
- Give it a name, Work History. OK
- Click at the end of your work, just where you want the new page style to start.
- Click Insert > More breaks > Manual break
- In the dialogue that appears, ensure Page break is selected, then in the drop down under Page Style select your new page style, Work History. You have the option of changing the page number.
- OK
- Modify your Work History page(s) to suit
That is the 3rd page style sorted.
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To add a single page only before the existing page, you can click at the very beginning of the existing page and press Ctrl+Enter. Click in the new page and then, in the page styles pane, double-click on First Page. First page has the next page style set as Default Page style so you can have only one First Page before it reverts to Default Page Style.
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To add a page before for which you might want to expand to 2 or more pages:
- Click in your existing page and then click Styles > New style from selection.
- In the new dialogue, give it a relevant name, e.g. Resume. This can be the new page style for your existing page
- Create a new page style for new first page(s) that will be created by right clicking Default Page Style, select New and name it, e.g. Introduction
- Click at the beginning of the existing page and press Ctrl+Enter
- Click at the beginning of the new page created before the existing page.
- Click Insert > More breaks > Manual break
- In the dialogue that appears, ensure Page break is selected, then in the drop down under Page Style select your new page style, Resume. You have the option of changing the page number. OK
- In the new blank page immediately prior to you existing page, click Delete to remove the page break
- Click in the first page of the document, then double-click Introduction in the Page Styles pane.
Writer is much more than a simple typewriter. It is driven by styles. A style is a collection of geometrical or typographical attributes which can be referenced (or applied) through a name, thus acting as a huge shortcut (similar to Ctrl+B for bold). There are styles for:
- page: margins, columns, header/footer, borders, background, …
- paragraph: spacing, text flow, borders, background, default character style, …
- character: font face, size, variant, …, language, colour, background, borders, …
- frames: size and position of side blocks, interaction with main text
- list: position and size of bullet or number, 10 levels deep
These styles structure your job by addressing specific properties in a “hierarchical” manner (a character is an element of a paragraph which, in turn, is a component of a page). The main advantage of styles is to separate contents from appearance. You tune a well-styled document by playing with style configuration only, without ever modifying your text.
Styles participate in formatting and layout automation. They are also mandatory tools to achieve complex documents.
Since you have used computers for 30 years, you won’t be afraid to read the Writer Guide for an introduction.
PS: I took the liberty to remove basic tag because it means you’re trying to write a BASIC macro.
this contained enough information for me to eventually, successfully accomplish the
end result I was looking for.
Thanks EarnestAI.
thanks for this additional info, I had ground this out by the time I saw it.
It is screamingly apparent that Im in far deeper water writing a simple resume than setting up
a lamp server at home. lol
I will definitely be doing some tutorials on OpenOffice products once
some other boxes are checked in my life.
I appreciate you time!