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If you choose option 3 you will need to create a separate '''Page Style''' for each author.
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If you choose option 3 you will need to create a separate '''Page Style''' for each author, based on the already existing page style '''Default'''. These new styles might be named '''Leila''', '''John''' and '''Shila'''. Section 17 on ‘Roman Page Numbering’ shows exactly how to do this, therefore we won’t repeat the necessary steps here.
These might be named '''Shila''', '''John''' and '''Leila'''. This is how to go about it:
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* open menu '''Format › Styles and Formatting (F11)'''
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Having created a separate '''Page Style''' for each member of your work group, you can then jump from one to the other, e.g. from page style'''Standard''' to page style '''Leila''' using menu '''Insert › Manual Break''' (illustration 24).
* click on the ''4th icon'' to list all Page styles (see illustration 12)
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'''Illustration 12. 4th icon to the right for page formatting'''
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* right-click on the '''Default-Style'''
 
* select '''Modify…'''
 
* make all the appropriate changes applicable to your standard default pages, e.g. a left margin of 3cm and of course activate the header to accommodate page numbering
 
* confirm '''OK'''
 
* place the cursor somewhere on your first text page of text and ''double''-click on the page format '''Default''' to activate it
 
* on the top right hand corner of the pop-up menu click on the small black triangle ▼ pointing downwards and chose the first option '''New Style from Selection'''
 
* give your new style the name of one of the group members, say '''Leila'''
 
* repeat these last two steps for each member of the group
 
* go back to your document and place the cursor at the ''very end'' of the text authored by the group
 
* go to menu '''Insert › Manual Break › Page break''' and choose style '''Leila''' (see illustration 13)
 
 
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'''Illustration 13. Choose your newly created page style '''Leila'''
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'''Illustration 24. Choosing Page Style Leila'''
* place cursor in Leila’s Page Header and write her name and university matriculation number left aligned
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* remove the tab stop (the symbol ┴) from the ruler above by pulling it down with the mouse pointer
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Sticking to our example '''Leila''', you now need to add her name inside the header, leaving it left aligned, remove the tabulator (theupside down ┴) by pulling it down with the mouse pointer, press the Tab key once to position the cursor to the right of the header and finally go to menu '''Insert › Fields › Page number'''.
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* choose menu '''Insert › Fields › Page Number'''
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* in order to jump from Leila’s last page to John’s first page, place cursor at very bottom of former and again open menu '''Insert › Manual break''' and under '''Style''' select '''John'''
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* repeat the procedure for all group members – at the very end spring back again from the last group member to '''Default Page''' style
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Revision as of 11:09, 6 September 2015



More and more students have to give in group papers. Up to four or even more authors might be involved. To facilitate the joining together of the various contributions the group should agree beforehand on certain standards:

  • number of levels of headings
  • automatic chapter numbering (see section 6)
  • use of the paragraph style Text body for the main text and never the style Default
  • no manual formatting, always apply styles and make sure all members of the group apply the same styles with the same names for the same purposes and with the same formatting

Putting the various contributions into one document is then a matter of a few minutes:

  • open a new file
  • insert all the contributions in any order (menu Insert › File)
  • using the Navigator as (section 9) sort chapters as appropriate
  • create your title page and generate your table of contents

Of course you can always make adjustments at a later stage. See also Section 12 to discover an easy way to export styles for later use by yourself or others.

Individual Headers for Each Contributor?

Who made what contribution has of course to be registered. There are basically three options:

  1. List the authors right under the table of contents followed by their chapter numbers.
  2. Put the authors’ names in brackets inside the chapter headings.
  3. Put the authors’ names in the page header.

If you choose option 3 you will need to create a separate Page Style for each author, based on the already existing page style Default. These new styles might be named Leila, John and Shila. Section 17 on ‘Roman Page Numbering’ shows exactly how to do this, therefore we won’t repeat the necessary steps here.

Having created a separate Page Style for each member of your work group, you can then jump from one to the other, e.g. from page styleStandard to page style Leila using menu Insert › Manual Break (illustration 24).

Wfs013-new style Leila.png

Illustration 24. Choosing Page Style Leila

Sticking to our example Leila, you now need to add her name inside the header, leaving it left aligned, remove the tabulator (theupside down ┴) by pulling it down with the mouse pointer, press the Tab key once to position the cursor to the right of the header and finally go to menu Insert › Fields › Page number.


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