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# Page

Use the Page deck of the Sidebar to define attributes of the current page style.

To access this command...

#### From the keyboard:

Alt+F5

#### From the sidebar:

Page

Click on a panel heading (E.g. "Format") to expand or collapse the panel.

The (☰) icon next to the panel heading opens the Page Style dialog.

The Page deck provides quick access to basic options of the current page style. Use the Page Style dialog to access advanced page style options.

## Format

### Size

Select a predefined paper size, or create a custom format by entering the dimensions for the paper in the Height and Width boxes.

Slides formats "On Screen Show (4:3)", "On Screen Show (16:9)" and "On Screen Show (16:10)" are used for Microsoft PowerPoint interoperability.

### Width

Displays the width of the selected paper format. To define a custom format, enter a width here.

### Height

Displays the height of the selected paper format. To define a custom format, enter a height here.

### Orientation

Select paper orientation for display and print.

##### Portrait

Displays and prints the current document with the paper oriented vertically.

##### Landscape

Displays and prints the current document with the paper oriented horizontally.

### Margins

Specify the amount of space to leave between the edges of the page and the document text.

## Styles

### Slide Page Numbers

Select the slide numbering format that you want to use for the current slide style.

Select the page numbering format that you want to use for the current page style.

### Background

Select a style for background of the current page style.

#### None

No background.

#### Color

Use the color picker to select a single, solid background color.

#### Gradient

Fills the page background with a gradient.

Applies a two-color, vertical gradient by default. Open the Area tab in the Page Styles dialog to apply other gradient styles.

#### Hatching

Fills the page background with a hatching pattern.

#### Bitmap

Select an image to use as a background.

#### Pattern

Fills the page with a simple, two color pattern.

### Layout

Specify whether the current style should show odd pages, even pages, or both odd and even pages.

### Columns

Specifies the number of columns and the column layout for a page style, frame, or section.

## Header

Adds a header to the current page style. A header is an area in the top page margin, where you can add text or graphics.

Check the box next to the Margins dropdown to enable the headers of the current page style.

### Margins

Selects the margin preset for the header.

### Spacing

Enter the amount of space that you want to maintain between the bottom edge of the header and the top edge of the document text.

### Same Content

Choose which pages with the current page style in the document or section show the same header content.

#### All Pages

Shows the same header content on every page of document or section.

#### First Page

Displays the header content only on the first page of the document or section.

#### Left and Right Pages

Even and odd pages share the same content. To assign a different header to even and odd pages, clear this option, and then click Edit.

#### First, Left and Right Pages

First and even/odd pages share the same content.

## Footer

Adds a footer to the current page style. A footer is an area in the bottom page margin, where you can add text or graphics.

Check the box next to the Margins dropdown to enable footers.

### Margins

Select a margin preset for the footer

### Spacing

Enter the amount of space that you want to maintain between the bottom edge of the document text and the top edge of the footer.

### Same Content

Choose which pages in the document or section show the same footer content.

#### All Pages

Shows the same footer content on every page of document or section.

#### First Page

Displays the footer content only on the first page of the document or section.

#### Left and Right Pages

Even and odd pages share the same content. To assign a different footer to even and odd pages, clear this option, and then click Edit.

#### First, Left and Right Pages

First and even/odd pages share the same content.

Related Topics

Sidebar

Slide Properties Page Properties

Page Style