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birdographer

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8. Thanks for the kind and thoughtful help

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 17, 2024, 05:33 PM

Mar 2024

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I have Pages, WPS, and TextMaker, as I mentioned.

LibreOffice will let me put in page breaks, which is a step forward. However, I cannot find any instruction on how to have headers that are different on even number pages and odd numbered pages. Please direct me to the menu options and instruct me in how to do that in that program. I assume by your post that you are a proud expert in formatting or you would be far more supportive and encouraging for one who is not.

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Book is done; new speed bump [View all] birdographer Mar 2024 OP

You don't say which 3 programs you use. I suggest LibreOffice. It can do it and can read/write docx Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2024 #1

I have Pages birdographer Mar 2024 #4

Struggle away. LibreOffice template has page numbering built in that starts where you want Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2024 #7

Thanks for the kind and thoughtful help birdographer Mar 2024 #8

Many writers use Scrivener or similar, those are paid software with a monthly fee bucolic_frolic Mar 2024 #2

Problem is not the program birdographer Mar 2024 #5

In Word a while back, you used to be able to 4dog Mar 2024 #3

Yep.. birdographer Mar 2024 #6

I have heard of a program with web site where 4dog Mar 2024 #9

I think that is probably Upwork, which I tried birdographer Mar 2024 #10

So send me a few pages and I will try to tinker. 4dog Mar 2024 #11

And send details on what you want nt 4dog Mar 2024 #12

I use Word and formatting it is pretty easy. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #13

Big change birdographer Mar 2024 #14

The site I've linked is THE standard in publishing. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #15

It's very thorough birdographer Mar 2024 #16

Hope it's been helpful. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #17

Got it birdographer Mar 2024 #18

For editing rather than writing, I found a great resource 4dog Apr 2024 #19

Curious to how you view AI's assistance with this question... not the writing but seeing what idea it has on how to.... mikelewis May 2024 #20

Long time ago! birdographer May 2024 #21

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