Often used field commands in Writer

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Foreword

The video "Frequently used field commands in Writer - LibreOffice" links to this page here, which contains further information.

The description explains how "Frequently used field commands" such as

Page Number
Page Count
Date
Time
Title
First Author
Subject
More Fields ( Ctrl+F2 ) >>>

can be used.

This description refers to LibreOffice.

Link to the Video

Link to the Video (in German [DE]):

Häufig verwendete Feldbefehle in Writer - LibreOffice

Why field commands?

Field commands contain information that is automatically updated, such as date, time or page number.

The dialog offers all field commands for selection that are available for insertion into the document.

Field commands are often inserted in headers and footers.

Insert field commands

Header with "Author" ( user ) / left

Open Writer.

Save the still empty document as "Test_01".

You choose Insert ▸ Header and Footer ▸ Header ▸ Default Page Style.

With this you have created a "Default Page Style" Header.

You choose Insert ▸ Field ▸ More Fields… and click at "Type" on "Author", at "Select" on "Name" and confirm with Insert and then Close.

The name now displayed in the header line is taken from the so-called user data (first name, last name), i.e. an entry must have been made there beforehand.

Author Name
finished Header

Note:
In the menu item Tools ▸ Options ▸ LibreOffice ▸ User Data, there at "address" and "first name/name / abbreviation" an entry, e.g. "Max Mustermann", should exist or be entered now.

Header with "Text" / middle

Press the Tab ↹ key to move the cursor to the middle of the header.

You write "My document".

Header line with "Date" / right

You press the Tab ↹ key, the cursor jumps to the right.

You select Insert ▸ Field ▸ More Fields… and click at "Type" on "Date", at "Select" on "Date (fixed)", for "Format" set to "31/12/1999" and confirm with Insert and then Close.

The finished Header should now look like this:

Date Date(fixed) 31/12/1999
finished Header

Footer with "Path/Filename" / left

You choose Insert ▸ Header and Footer ▸ Footer ▸ Default Page Style.

With this you have created a "Default Page Style" Footer.

You choose Insert ▸ Field ▸ More Fields…]] and click at "Type" on "File name", for "Format" set to "Path/File name" and confirm with Insert and then Close.

The entire path and file name is displayed.

Filename Path/Filename
Finished Footer

You mark the field command just inserted and select "Font size" 6.

Footer with "Pages/As Page Style" / right

You press the Tab ↹ key to move the cursor to the right in the footer.

You write "Page" and "one space".

You select Insert ▸ Field ▸ Page Number and write "one space".

You write "from" and "one space".

You choose Insert ▸ Field ▸ More Fields…]] and click at "Type" on "Statistics", at "Select" on "As Page Style" and confirm with Insert and then Close.

The finished Footer should now look like this:

Statistics Pages AsPageStyle
finished Footer.

Note:
The document now has the most common field commands. Of course, field commands can also be used arbitrarily in the document.

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