How-To: Insert Filename in Footer - OpenOffice.org Calc
- To insert the file's name into the page footer, click on the "Edit" menu.
- Select the "Headers & Footers..." item from the menu.
- The "Headers/Footers" dialog appears.
- To change the page footer, click on the "Footer" tab.
- Click in the area you want to change, for example the "Left area" field. You can type any text here.
- To insert a placeholder for the current file name, click on the "File Name" button.
- To confirm your changes, click on the "OK" button.
- To verify the page footer, go to the page preview by clicking on the "File" menu.
- Select the "Page Preview" item from the menu.
- Zoom in until you can read the text.
- Scroll down.
- Notice that the text in the footer matches the filename.
- To end the page preview click on the "Close Preview" button.
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Insert the Filename in Footer
This screencast demonstrates how to insert the
the filename in the
page footer
in OpenOffice.org Calc.
You learn:
- How to navigate to the "Headers/Footer" dialog.
- How to navigate to the "Footer" tab.
- How to change the text in the left area.
- How to insert a placeholder
for the filename.
- How to verify changes to the page footer using the
page preview.
Advanced topics
For advanced functionality with similar results see:
- How to preview a spreadsheet as it will be printed.
- Insert the date and time into the page header
- How to change page headers.
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