Re: [libreoffice-users] Need header outside right margin

At 06:01 26/06/2013 -0400, William Drago wrote:
> I am working on a research paper. The required page layout puts last 
> name, working title, and page number in the upper right hand corner 
> of each page, outside the right hand margin.  It is similar to what 
> is shown here, but has to appear on every page, not just the first 
> page, and has to be outside the right margin and closer to the top of the page.
>
> http://www15.uta.fi/FAST/PK6/CITEX/TRADMOD/trad-mla.html

Aargh!  To follow that, you might want to time-travel to the previous 
millennium and purchase a typewriter!

> How can this be done in LO Writer?

Fairly easily, I think.  First, the page margins are the printing 
limits, so you need to set these wide enough to contain the extra 
material at the top of each page.  Now insert a header, using Insert 
| Header, and enter the required material.

Now your only problem is that you need the main text not to spread as 
far as your newly extended right margin.  There are probably a number 
of ways to do that; the easiest may be to modify your paragraph 
style.  Right-click in the text and go to Edit Paragraph Style... | 
Indents & Spacing | Indent and set the "After text" value to however 
much you extended the right margin to accommodate your header.  This 
will move the paragraph margin for all your text back to where you 
want it.  (This won't work if you have applied contradictory local 
paragraph formatting, of course.  If necessary, use Format | Default 
Formatting (or Ctrl+M) to remove this.)

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker


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