34. Add a Header or Footer
33 About Headers and Footers 35 Add a Footnote or Endnote The Insert, Header and Insert, Footer menu options allow you to add headers and footers to your document's pages. Each header and footer is saved in the page's current style. If your document has multiple page styles, your document can have multiple headers and footers, too. The Insert, Fields menu option inserts placeholder fields that Writer updates as necessary.
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- Date
- Time
- Page Number
- Page Count
- Subject
- Title
- Author
The Page Number and Page Count fields can be combined to create a header or footer that reads, for example, Page 4 of 17 .
1. | Request a Header Select Insert, Header, Default . Writer inserts a header block at the top of every page in your document of the current page style. If you want to insert a footer instead of a header, you would instead select Insert, Footer, Default . You can insert both a header and footer on the same page. |
2. | Insert Graphics Feel free to insert a graphic image in your header or footer. You can insert from the gallery, from a graphics file, or you can scan an image into the header or footer (see 27 Insert Graphics in a Document ).If the header or footer is not wide enough to display the graphic image, you can change the text's point size or use multiple header or footer text lines to give the graphic image a large enough block in which to appear. Even then, you may want to adjust the size of the image, so click the image and drag the sizing handles inward or outward as needed. |
3. | Type the Text Type the text that goes in the header or footer. If you want to end the first line early and start a second line of text, press Enter while typing within the header or footer block. |
4. | Insert a Page Number Select Insert, Fields, Page Number to insert a page number placeholder in your header or footer. You can set up a page number by typing Page followed by a space before you insert the page number field. You can also insert Page Count field that updates as your document grows and shrinks. |
5. | Format the Text All the regular character formatting options work on header and footer text, so you can format the text any way you prefer. You can also use the ruler to set tabs if needed. |
6. | Modify the Behavior Select Format, Page and click the Header tab to display the Header page. (There's an identical Footer page in the same dialog box.) The Header page enables you to control left and right headers for facing pages, margin spacing, and height. By adjusting the Height value, you can set the height of a header or footer to be large enough for a graphic image without having to format surrounding text large enough to show the image. As you adjust the header settings, the preview area updates to show you what your header or footer will look like. |