Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Writing

In reply to the discussion: Book is done; new speed bump [View all]

birdographer

(2,527 posts)
5. Problem is not the program
Sun Mar 17, 2024, 05:10 PM
Mar 2024

It's the user....IOW, me. Cannot do it. Three different programs, cannot get page 1 footer off of the title page. I need someone else to do it.

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
Latest Discussions»Culture Forums»Writing»Book is done; new speed b...»Reply #5