[Solved] Template not setting up new Page

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Courtney.Mareeba
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[Solved] Template not setting up new Page

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Hi all:

I'm creating "cheat sheets" for the songs that I play on the flute. I know the songs well but I can never remember how they start.

The template is in A6 format and contains two frames. The first frame will contain the song title and the second frame will contain a snip of the first line of the score. The third blank area is where I'll put any hand written notes that I may need. Please see attached template and sample "cheat sheet"...

The template looks good but I'm having problems when inputting for real....

When a page is filled with with what I need, I want to go to the next page. I put in a "Page Break" and, yes, it jumps to the next page but the frames are not there.

I been all over the options trying to find some switch that will put those frames on subsequent pages as I expected. I just can't find anything...

Would someone help me please.
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Re: Template not setting up new Page

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Hi and welcome to the forum!

You cannot do that with the page style. A page style controls the static features that are repeated for each pages. Adding a table would add also its content.

You should use an AutoText instead, see: [Solved] Daily Travel Journal - template.

Please add [Solved] at the beginning of the title in your first post (top of the topic) with the *EDIT button if your issue has been fixed.
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Courtney.Mareeba
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Re: [Solved] Template not setting up new Page

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I solved my issue by making the template generate 4 pages, each with the required frames..

To explain: An A6 size paper is 1/4 of a A4 page. Using OOO Writer print options I can now get 4 cheat sheets on one A4 size paper. I have to save and create another "new" document every 4 songs but at least now the frames are all there, in the same place, and there is consistency between cheat sheets..

Thanks, to all...
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Re: [Solved] Template not setting up new Page

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Why bother with new documents at all???
Using an AutoText to insert the frames is exactly the same: create a new page and insert the AutoText, you get the same result.
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