Instructions say INSERT > FOOTER and choose Default page style, then click inside the footer area where you want page number to appear. THE PROBLEM IS the footer area is not in the bottom margin where it needs to be BUT it is within the typing area of the document. Please tell me how to get footer to be in the bottom margin and not in the typing area of the document.
Thank you.
Decrease the bottom margin
By definition in Writer, page margins are “no-print” area. Header and footer are taken from the “usable area”.
Consequently, it is up to you to configure your bottom margin height so that your footer appears where you want it.
The arithmetics are:
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usable area:
page_height = top_margin + usable_height + bottom_margin
This is a simplified version, assuming there are no page borders. -
within usable area:
usable_height = header_height + header_gap + height_available_for_text + footer_gap + footer_height
Again, assuming there are no borders.
header_height and footer_height depend on Header and Footer paragraph style properties, notably font size, line spacing, spacing above and below, and, of course, number of lines of the footer.
Usually, it is a bad idea to impose height_available_for_text because it makes computation of the rest rather difficult. It is simpler to “remove” the various decoration height to “inherit” what is left for text.
PS: when asking here, always mention OS name, exact LO version and save format. The latter is very important. If you save .doc(x), the above formulas are no longer valid because LO Writer and M$ Word are based on different principles and geometries. During conversion, some elements (and rationale) could be lost.