Page headers and footers in Writer
A former MSWord user asked about using footers in Writer. The method is easy, but it’s not obvious to someone coming from Word. I’ve now put my response on this page, where I gathered together some explanatory information on the subject.
Aside: Page styles are one of the best features of Writer, IMO. Once I got used to the way they are done, I found them much easier to use than Word’s sections. (BTW, “sections” in Writer are a slightly different concept, which confuses many people at first.) In fact, I find many things much easier to do in Writer than in Word, including almost anything to do with page layout and formatting.
Neither Writer nor Word are desktop publishing (DTP) programs, but both can work well for that purpose if the document isn’t too layout-intensive. I used Word for DTP for years, but when I switched to Writer I found everything much easier to do. The methods used in Writer suit my preferences and ways of working much better.
