no numbering for first pages

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#1

Good evening
I am sure, this has been asked (and answered!) before, but I cannot find
it in the archives.

I have a (actually 3) book, where I would like to have NO page numbering
for the first 3 pages and then start with "1".
Conversion to "title page" seems to work only for the first page.
Attempts at assigning a self-made "front matter" page style to the first
pages fails too. They are and remain "default style".

Trying to temper with "text flow" under paragraph styles does not help
either.
Either I DO get page numbers, or I DO NOT.
But so far all attempts (reading through the official documentation) at
setting the said numbering have failed.

I assume, there is a little trick to achieve that and I am just too
stupid to see it.
Therefore, I would be grateful, if someone could give me one or two
pointers.

Thank you.
Thomas

#2

>G ood evening
I am sure, this has been asked (and answered!) before, but I cannot find
it in the archives.

I have a (actually 3) book, where I would like to have NO page numbering
for the first 3 pages and then start with "1".
Conversion to "title page" seems to work only for the first page.
Attempts at assigning a self-made "front matter" page style to the
first
pages fails too. They are and remain "default style".

create a new style; say "page1".press ctrl-enter two times. now click insert -> manual break.
select the option "page break"; under "style" option, choose "page1";"change page number" to 1.
in the new page thus created, click on the header and insert page number.

page number should start now from 1 from fourth page onwards.

Trying to temper with "text flow" under paragraph styles does not help
either.
Either I DO get page numbers, or I DO NOT.
But so far all attempts (reading through the official documentation) at
setting the said numbering have failed.

I assume, there is a little trick to achieve that and I am just too
stupid to see it.
Therefore, I would be grateful, if someone could give me one or two
pointers.

Thank you.
Thomas

regards,

som

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#3

(2014/10/13 23:20), som wrote:

I have a (actually 3) book, where I would like to have NO page numbering for the first 3 pages and then start with "1". Conversion to "title page" seems to work only for the first page. Attempts at assigning a self-made "front matter" page style to the first pages fails too. They are and remain "default style".

create a new style; say "page1".press ctrl-enter two times. now click insert -> manual break.
select the option "page break"; under "style" option, choose "page1";"change page number" to 1.
in the new page thus created, click on the header and insert page number.

page number should start now from 1 from fourth page onwards.

som ..

I am sorry, but I am not really following.
"press ctrl+enter two times" = naturally creates two blank pages, which I do not want to have.

AND .. the biggest problem:
I CAN NOT choose the page style. originally it was "default" for individual pages.
Now I created, following your advice a new one (called firstP" and get that style for the ENTIRE book.
Trying to select pages and apply a page style (ANY) does not work.
And even though I get a "page 1" after the manual break, the three pages before that are still numbered 1-3.

So far everything is either ALL or NONE. No selection possible.
Where am I missing what?

#4

Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:

Good evening
I am sure, this has been asked (and answered!) before, but I cannot find
it in the archives.

I have a (actually 3) book, where I would like to have NO page numbering
for the first 3 pages and then start with "1".
Conversion to "title page" seems to work only for the first page.
Attempts at assigning a self-made "front matter" page style to the first
pages fails too. They are and remain "default style".

Trying to temper with "text flow" under paragraph styles does not help
either.
Either I DO get page numbers, or I DO NOT.
But so far all attempts (reading through the official documentation) at
setting the said numbering have failed.

I assume, there is a little trick to achieve that and I am just too
stupid to see it.
Therefore, I would be grateful, if someone could give me one or two
pointers.

Thank you.
Thomas

Hi Thomas,

Take a look at the Writer Guide chapters 4 & 5 available from here:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Writer_Guide

Regards
Dave