Bug 102183 - Libre Office Writer shows multiple pages of document simultaneously
Summary: Libre Office Writer shows multiple pages of document simultaneously
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
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unspecified
Hardware: All Linux (All)
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Reported: 2016-09-13 18:18 UTC by imnotrich
Modified: 2020-05-28 10:34 UTC (History)
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Description imnotrich 2016-09-13 18:18:19 UTC
Fresh install Linux Mint 18 64 bit, fresh install of Libre Office 5.1.4.2 from the Mint repos. When opening a document with multiple pages I see not one but two pages in the Libre Office window, one on the left and one on the right. If I scroll down a bit I can see portions of 4 pages. In any event, even if I maximize the Libre Office Window there is no way to limit Libre Office to displaying one page at a time.
Comment 1 Aron Budea 2016-09-13 18:35:28 UTC
Try via menu View -> Zoom -> Zoom..., and then changing View Layout to "Single page" or "Automatic".

If that isn't the solution to your issue, se status back to UNCONFIRMED.
Comment 2 imnotrich 2016-10-11 00:18:58 UTC
As I said, there is no way to limit Libre Office to displaying one page of an *.odt at a time. 

Let me clarify. You can change via menu View - Zoom - and change to single page for the present document only. The change is not persistent.

If you open another document, or close Libre Office then open another document later Libre Office defaults back to the multiple pages. 

The default setting "automatic" shows multiple pages and there is no way to disable it permanently that I can find through the menus.

If this is intentional and not a bug, it's poor design. I have two eyes and wear trifocals. Bobbing my head back and forth and up and down all day long makes for a very uncomfortable experience.
Comment 3 Aron Budea 2016-10-17 00:15:20 UTC
The way I can see it, the setting gets saved with the document, and the last used setting is saved when you close/reopen Writer. So, just change when the document is open, save it, and it'll open with that setting the next time.

A bit quicker way to set view layout is via the icons next to the zoom slider in the bottom right corner.
Comment 4 Buovjaga 2016-10-25 18:24:52 UTC
It could also be saved as the default template: https://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Changing_the_Default_Template

Let's close this.
Comment 5 sid 2020-05-28 08:07:48 UTC Comment hidden (spam)