Description: I have a 2-page document. I have a different first-page header, but the footer is the same for both pages. I set up the header, and when I wanted to change the information in the footer, I realized it was also set to having the first page different. I clicked into the footer to get to the format menu, clicked the box to have the first page the same, clicked ok, & changed the information. However, the header had now disappeared from the first page. I had to click on the header on the second page to get into the header menu and deselect the box for the first page being the same as the rest of the document. Sometimes this works, but then sometimes the footer goes back to automatically having a different first page as well (with the option checked in the menu.) Sometimes I can change the footer, and the header goes back to being automatically clicked! Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create a two-page document 2. Set up a header that is different on both pages (not the same; the box shouldn't be checked in the format menu) 3. Create a footer that is the same for both pages (click the box in the format menu) Actual Results: The footer seems to default to having the first page different like the header. When the footer options are changed to be the same on both pages, the box under the header is also selected. If I deselect the option under the header to have a different first page, then the footer is automatically selected for that option as well. Expected Results: The header and footer options should be independent of each other. Changing one should not have any effect on changing the other. I should be able to have a different header on both pages, but the footer should be able to be the same. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: I am currently running OS 10.13.6 and cannot upgrade my system any further (MacBook Pro, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo) I have tried closing the program and restarting it with no success. I have tried changing the footer, saving the file, closing it, and reopening it to fix the header, but then the footer gets changed back to having the first page different. Sometimes the change stays, but sometimes it does not. The only "workaround" I know of is copying the information in the footer to both pages. While this is an ok solution, this will not help me long-term as the information I have in the footer is version information that will be changed and needs to be accurate. Until this is fixed, I need to double-check every document I create to ensure all pages have the correct footer information. Thank you for your help in fixing this problem!
In writer, all pages with the same style share the title and the footer, they are part of the style. So you need pages with different styles, to have different header/footer. https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/how-to-get-different-headers-on-different-pages-in-writer/66422