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{{DISPLAYTITLE: How do I make my first page a cover or title page and start page numbering (Page 1) on the second page of my document?}} <section begin=question/> '''How do I make my first page a cover or title page and start page numbering (Page 1) on the second page of my document?''' <section end=question/> <section begin=answer/> # Open a new or existing Writer document. # Press F11 to open the styles list. Select the fourth tab from the left (Page styles). Double click the First page style. # Move the cursor to the bottom of the first page (ignore that in a blank document). Choose '''Insert > Manual Break''' from the menu bar. # Select the ''Page break button'' in the dialog box. # From the drop-down list, select ''Default''. # Select the ''Change page number'' option in the checkbox. # Click the up or down arrows as necessary until “1” appears. # Click ''OK''. The document now has at least 2 pages, and the cursor is in the second page. If the cursor is not in the second page, click in the second page so that it is. # Choose '''Insert > Footer > Default''' from the menu bar. (Or '''Insert > Header > Default''', depending on where you want your page number to appear). # To insert the page number, Choose '''Insert > Fields > Page Numbers'''. A number '1' should appear on the second page of the file. For information about using page styles, see Chapter 6, [http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/0206WG-IntroductionToStyles.pdf Introduction to Styles] in the Writer Guide. <section end=answer/> [[Category:Documentation/FAQ/Writer/FormattingPagesAndDocuments]]

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