Numbering pages

Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 2.x

Chapter 6: Getting Started with Writer

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• The Writer workspace
• Creating a new document
• Saving a document
• Working with text

• Cutting, copying, and pasting text
• Moving paragraphs quickly
• Finding and replacing text
• Inserting special characters
• Inserting dashes and non-breaking spaces
• Setting tab stops and indents
• Checking spelling
• Using AutoCorrect
• Using word completion
• Using AutoText
• Inserting notes

• Formatting text

• Using styles
• Formatting paragraphs
• Formatting characters
• Autoformatting
• Creating numbered or bulletted lists
• Hyphenating words

• Undoing and redoing changes
• Tracking changes to a document

• Recording changes
• Accepting or rejecting changes and comments

• Formatting pages

• Choosing a layout method
• Creating headers and footers
• Changing page margins

• Numbering pages

• Including the total number of pages
• Restarting page numbering
• Changing the format of page numbers

• Creating a table of contents
• Creating indexes and bibliographies
• Printing from Writer

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Including the total number of pages

To include the total number of pages (as in page 1 of 12):

1. Type the word page and a space; then insert the page number as above.
2. Press the spacebar once, type the word of and add a space; then choose Insert > Fields > Page Count.

The Page Count field inserts the total number of pages in the document, as shown on the Statistics page of the document's Properties dialog box (File > Properties). If you restart page numbering anywhere in the document, then the total page count may not be what you want.

See Chapter 4 (Formatting Pages) in the Writer Guide for more information.