Master document page numbering//start page numbering on a page other than page 1

I can never remember how to start the body of the text at page 1 one on something other than page 1 in a master document.

I have three page styles set up in a master document like this:
Title and copyright pages–no page numbers (first page style)
Front matter–small roman numerals (a page style I created for this purpose)
Text body–Arabic numerals that should start at 1 and number sequentially until the end of the document. (Default page style)

The first page of the text body is on page 12, which should be numbered as page 1.

I have applied Heading 1 styles to chapter titles in sub documents and checked the Breaks boxes in the Text Flow tab to start the chapters on a new page. I have also created a new identical paragraph style called Heading 1, Chapter 1 for the first chapter–this style has the Text Flow Breaks boxes checked as well AND the options for “With page style” set to Default Style and the box checked for Page Number and set at 1. I have applied the Heading 1, Chapter 1 style to the heading of the first chapter.

I have also checked that the Outline Level for the Chapter 1, Heading 1 style is set at Level 1.

Each time I try to insert page numbers on the first page of the body text (which I want to be 1), LO puts the page number as 12 and this incorrect numbering is also reflected in the TOC.

What am I missing? How can I get the Arabic page numbers to start on page 1 where I want?

Thanks for any help or ideas.

Best,
Lisa

It is all to do with Page Styles so you are on the right track using a different page style but I’m not sure where something has gone wrong.

On the last page of your Front Matter page style click Insert>>More Breaks>>Manual break… In the window that opens tick radio button Page Break, in the drop down box Style select your Default Page style, tick the box Change Page number (you can choose a different starting number if you want but I don’t think you want that.

Hope this helps. Cheers,Al

Can anybody JUST Freaking tell me how to add page numbers ? I mean why do you need to follow a 10 Freaking Parts Instruction shit for something extremely SUPER SIMPLE as freaking adding page numbers ???

I really dont get it… WHY ? WHAT IN THE WORLD happened to being USER FRIENDLY ? I already spent the last 30 minutes just TRYING To this Extremely Super simple thing.

I want to stat Page numbering from a SPECIFIC PAGE. Not directly at Page 1.
ITS INSANE !!! why Cant I just add Page 1 as my Page 7 of my documents onwards ? Everytime I follow instructions, it keeps Making Page 7 as Page 7.

I WANT TO START PAGE 1 at PAGE 7 onwards only.

@Surgicalstryke Can you just freaking explain how your freaking rant is solution to the original question? And can’t you just be freaking polite towards other users like you?

Since you question seems irrelevant to OP (it was about a combo master+subdocuments), ask a separate question.

And don’t omit freaking important information like OS name, LO version, save format. Tell us if you read the manual. Do you know what styles are? In your case, are you aware of page styles?

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Still not answered. You can guess any users Frustrations about now.

I asked how to add Page Numbers. and You are accusing me of Ranting. Telling things about OP, combo Master+Subdocuments, youre asking for OS name, LO version. Do you really think EVERY other user are all supposed to know all this MUMBO-JUMBO??

Dude…its making me insane out here to think that an EXTREMELY super simple task as per Adding Page numbers requires a user to have some " " PRE REQUISITE " " info about something.

Come on people, stop talking like developers and act as a Layman. someone who just freaking wish to use an alternate solution to Ms Word. AND THATS IT !

That is your entire customer population here. A user who wants to use a USER friendly word processing app. ITS AS SIMPLE as that. If you developers cant even Understand this ? Then god knows how are you positioning your app for the users in the first freakin place.

@Surgicalstryke Please see this answer, Start page numbers from a specific page for a book - #2 by EarnestAl