How To Complete The Insert Header Thing?

[abrogard]

I am trying to make a template for my documents.
It should have a header with name address phone numbers etc.

Then I’ll start all new documents on that template. that’s the plan. That’s normal isn’t it? Still, these days?

And it should have that header only on the first page of course.

So I’m following web instructions about inserting headers and the first page thing and templates and all over and I keep getting stuck at the same simple place:

how to tell the machine I’ve finished inserting the header?

and then continue with creating the template? (actually nothing more to do unless I put a page number footer).

I find again and again instructions that don’t provide this bit of info.

I did find one that said click ‘close header’ but it turned out that wasn’t for office, it was for word.

any help, please?

[ajlittoz]

I assume you have already modified the relevant page styles to enable header and footer. In the same dialog tab, there are check boxes to get variants like different header/footer on first page or left/right pages.

If you haven’t, nothing will work. You are encouraged to read at least the built-in help or best the user’s manual from the LO site.

Customising the page styles just creates the header and footer areas in the page. You see that with View>Formatting Marks.

To add contents, click in these areas and add whatever will be your header/footer: text, fields, pictures, logos, …

When you’re done, click in the text area. You’re now ready to enter shared initial text.

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[abrogard]

ah… click in the text area. so simple. I guess I did it a few times and didn’t know.

so: view/formatting marks
and then: click in text area.

job done. thanks a lot.

[ajlittoz]

The step View>Formatting Marks is just a convenience, in no way mandatory. I use it routinely to see the difference between vertical spacing and empty paragraphs, among other things. It will also show if you have empty header/footer vs. wider margins. In fact, it is a high valued formatting helper preventing you from missing important information. Note that the various displayed markers do not print; you can then keep the feature permanently enabled.

[abrogard]

I realise that. But like you I think I’ll ‘use it routinely’. Thanks for the tip about it not printing. And sorry about using another ‘answer’ thing - I didn’t see this comment thing, I could have/should have used it.
ah well…

[ajlittoz]

You learn by practising