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    <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Creating a Page Style Based on the Current Page</title>
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<h1 id="hd_id3146875"><variable id="change_header"><link href="text/swriter/guide/change_header.xhp">Creating a Page Style Based on the Current Page</link></variable></h1>
<paragraph id="par_id3153584" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">You can design a page layout and then create a page style based on it.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3154245" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">For example, you can create a page style that displays a particular header, and another page style that displays a different header.</paragraph>

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    <paragraph id="par_id3150503" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Open a new text document, choose <emph>View - Styles</emph>, and then click the <emph>Page Styles</emph> icon.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3150532" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Click the <emph> Styles actions</emph> icon and select <emph>New Style from Selection</emph> from the submenu.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3153153" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Type a name for the page in the <item type="menuitem">Style name</item> box, and then click <item type="menuitem">OK</item>.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3153184" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Double-click the name in the list to apply the style to the current page.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3155541" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>Insert - Header and Footer - Header</emph>, and choose the new page style from the list.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3155572" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Type the text that you want in the header. Position the cursor into the main text area outside of the header.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3155592" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <menuitem>Insert - More Breaks - Manual Break</menuitem>.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3147771" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">In the <item type="menuitem">Type</item> area, select <item type="menuitem">Page break</item> and then select “Default Page Style” from the <item type="menuitem">Style</item> box.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3147810" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Repeat steps 2-6 to create a second custom page style with a different header.</paragraph>
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