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OpenOffice Writer User Guide
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Setting up a book chapter sequence of pages

Book chapters typically start on a right-hand page, with the first page of the chapter having a different layout from the rest of the pages. The other pages in the chapter are “mirrored†for double-sided printing. For example, page numbers in the header or footer may be positioned on the outside edge of pages and a wider margin (allowing for binding) may be placed on the inside edge.

Table 3 shows the properties of two page styles (Right Page and Default) set up for a typical book chapter’s sequence of pages.

Table 3. Properties of customized page styles to be used in a book chapter

Page Style

Desired effect

Property: setting

Right Page

First page always on the right (an odd numbered page)

Page > Page layout > Only right

No header or footer

Header > Header > Header on: Not selected

Top margin of page larger than on other pages

Page > Margins > Top: 6.00cm

Default

Mirrored margins

Page > Page layout: Mirrored

Header with page number on the top outside of the page and chapter title in the top middle center of the page

Header > Header on: Selected

Header > Header > Same content left/right: Not selected

Figure 223 illustrates the transitions from Right Page to Default, with the change of header between left and right pages shown by the # symbol.

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To apply this page scenario:

  1. Set up the page styles.

  1. On the Styles and Formatting window, click the Page Styles icon (fourth from left) to display a list of page styles.

  2. Right-click on Right Page and select Modify from the pop-up menu.

  3. On the Organizer page of the Page Style: Right Page dialog box (Figure 224), change Next Style to Default.

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  1. On the Page page (Figure 225), specify a larger left margin for binding, and a larger top margin to move the chapter title down the page.

  2. On the Header and Footer pages, be sure the Header on and Footer on checkboxes are not selected. Click OK to save your changes.

  3. On the Styles and Formatting window, in the list of page styles, right-click on Default and select Modify from the pop-up menu.

  4. On the Organizer page of the Page Style: Default dialog box, be sure Next Style is Default.

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  1. On the Page page of the Page Style: Default dialog box (Figure 226), select Mirrored for Page layout and set the Inner and Outer margins to the same width as the Left and Right margins, respectively, on the Right Page style.

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  1. On the Header page of the Page Style: Default dialog box (Figure 227), select the Header on checkbox and deselect the Same content left/right checkbox. Click OK to save your changes.

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  1. Set up the Heading 1 paragraph style to start on a new right-hand page.

    1. In the Styles and Formatting window, right-click on Heading 1 and select Modify.

    2. On the Text Flow page of the Paragraph Style dialog box (Figure 228), in the Breaks section, select Insert, With Page Style, and Right Page. Click OK to save your changes.

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  1. To start a new chapter, apply the paragraph style Heading 1 to the first paragraph, which will be the title of the chapter.

    Note

    By default, paragraph style Heading 1 is assigned to Outline Level 1. The assignment of paragraph styles to outline levels is done through Tools > Outline Numbering.

  2. To set up the headers:

  1. On a left page, put the cursor in the header and insert a page number field on the left (Insert > Fields > Page Number).

  2. Press Tab to put the cursor in the middle and insert a Chapter reference:

    Press Control+F2 to display the Fields dialog box (Figure 229).

    On the Document page, for Type select Chapter and for Format select Chapter name. Make sure that Layer is set to 1, and then click Insert.

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    1. On a right page, put the cursor in the header, press Tab, insert a Chapter reference, press Tab again, and insert a page number field.

  1. If you need to adjust the tab stops for the header, modify the Header paragraph style. Do not manually adjust the tab stops.







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