Headers/footers lost when exporting to PDF

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ramseyavenuebooksllc
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Headers/footers lost when exporting to PDF

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When I export a chapter from .odt in Apache Open Office (on Windows 10), I get a nice looking .pdf file, but lose headers/footers. No indication of whether the page is left or right. My POD company insists on a .pdf file. I can't do pagination or index until all 19 chapters have been transformed into a single pdf. Can't begin marketing until ready to print!
 Edit: Split from topic [Solved] How to convert .odt to .PDF, .doc, or .dat format? because this topic is different than that 2014 topic -- MrProgrammer 2019-06-30 17:39 
 Edit: Note that this member has other posts about footer problems in [Solved] Footer is not showing in the preview print 
open office 4.1.6 with Windows 10.
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Re: Headers/footers lost when exporting to PDF

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When I export a chapter from .odt in Apache Open Office (on Windows 10), I get a nice looking .pdf file, but lose headers/footers.
Just a tip:
Do you use the Export PDF function? Or you use a virtual PDF-printer software?

The Export PDF/Selection works fine for me (as you expected: the PDF will be exported with the footer and header texts) in my LO 6.1.6 x64.
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Re: Headers/footers lost when exporting to PDF

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I used the Export as pdf, in Open Office.
open office 4.1.6 with Windows 10.
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Re: Headers/footers lost when exporting to PDF

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I used the Export as pdf, in Open Office.
How you use it? With the "Selection" option?
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Re: Headers/footers lost when exporting to PDF

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Try this .odt and the PDF created from it.
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A4 test.odt
(14.81 KiB) Downloaded 115 times
A4 test.pdf
(23.72 KiB) Downloaded 111 times
LO 6.4.4.2, Windows 10 Home 64 bit

See the Writer Guide, the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials and Writer for students.

Remember: Always save your Writer files as .odt files. - see here for the many reasons why.
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