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# Creating and Applying Page Styles

LibreOffice uses page styles to specify the layout of a page, including the page orientation, background, margins, headers, footers, and text columns. To change the layout of an individual page in a document, you must create and apply a custom page style to the page.

Changing Page Orientation

Changing Page Background

## To define a new page style:

1. Choose View - Styles.

2. Click the Page Styles icon.

3. In the list of page styles, right-click "Right Page" and choose Modify.

4. On the Organizer tab, type a name in the Name box.

5. Do one of the following:

- To apply the custom page style to a single page, select the default page style that is used in your document in the Next Style box.

- To apply the custom page style to more than one page, select its name in the Next Style box. To stop using the style, insert a manual page break and assign it a different page style.

6. Use the tabs in the dialog to set the layout options for the page style, and then click OK.

## To apply a page style:

1. Click in the page that you want to apply the page style to.

2. Choose View - Styles, and then click the Page Style icon.

3. Double-click a name in the list.

## To apply a page style to a new page:

1. Click in the document where you want a new page to start.

2. Choose Insert - File.

3. Select Page break.

4. In the Style box, select the page style that you want to apply to the page that follows the manual break.

5. Click Options.

Related Topics

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About Headers and Footers

Creating a Page Style Based on the Current Page

Inserting a Chapter Name and Number in a Header or a Footer

Formatting Headers or Footers

Changing the Default Template