Re: [libreoffice-users] How to do this header bar

Hi :)
I think using different types of tabs in the header section is the best answer.  
I still haven't worked out how to get Word to respect Writer's greater level of 
finesse about placing text-boxes and other boxes.  Tabs neatly avoids the 
issue.  

Regards from
Tom :)




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From: Earl Melton <earlemelton@yahoo.com>
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Sent: Sun, 19 June, 2011 22:52:30
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] How to do this header bar

Mark,

> On 20/06/11 4:11 AM, Brian Barker wrote:
> To reproduce a very common printing style I want to have a  header line (on 
> every page) in my document with the page number on the  right or left depending 

> on whether it's a right or left page, and also  centred text (on the same 
line).
> I think the  first bit isn't too hard (is it?), but I can't work out how to 
> have  centred text and not centred text on the same line.

How about placing an invisible frame to hold the text of your header? This would 

assume it's going to be printed on white paper, of course, but I make the 'line' 

and 'area' both white and usually set transparency to 100% if it's close to 
something else. The alternating-side-of-the-page thingy is something I've never 
attempted, although I feel sure it could be done. I personally just center the 
page number in a footer, rather than placing it with my header. Others who are 
more experienced may have better suggestions.

-- 
I'm so busy, I don't know whether I found a rope or lost my horse!
<>< Earl 

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From: Steve Edmonds <steve.edmonds@ptglobal.com>
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Sent: Sun, June 19, 2011 1:27:53 PM
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] How to do this header bar



On 20/06/11 4:11 AM, Brian Barker wrote:
> At 10:19 15/06/2011 +0100, Mark Stanton wrote:
> > To reproduce a very common printing style I want to have a header line (on 
> > every page) in my document with the page number on the right or left depending 

> > on whether it's a right or left page, and also centred text (on the same 
line).
> > I think the first bit isn't too hard (is it?), but I can't work out how to have 
> >
> > centred text and not centred text on the same line.
> >
> > Anyone know how?
>
> Yup.  You'll have worked out that you need separate page styles for right and 
> left pages, with the Next Style of each set to the other - so that they 
> alternate through your document.  In both headers you need a centre tab at the 
> centre and in the right page style you also need a right tab at the right text 
> margin.  (You will probably find these already set for you in the default Right 

> Page and Left Page page styles.)  The left page header content is then easy: 
> <page number field><tab character><centred text>.  What may not be quite as 
> obvious is that your right page header needs to contain <tab character><centred 

> text><tab character><page number field>.
>
> I trust this helps.
>
> Brian Barker
Thanks, helped me. Its so simple and I had never thought of it. I'd be 
embarrassed to explain how I was doing it.

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