Videos/Often used field commands in Writer

Foreword
The video "Frequently used field commands in Writer - LibreOffice 5.2" links to this page here, which contains further information.

The description explains how "Frequently used field commands" can


 * Username
 * Date
 * path/file name
 * page/pages

can be used.

This description refers to the version LibreOffice 5.2.

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

Häufig verwendete Feldbefehle in Writer - LibreOffice 5.2

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.

Header with user / left
Open Writer.

Save the still empty document as "Test_01".

You choose [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Menue Einfuegen Kopf-Fußzeile Kopfzeile Standard.png|]].

You choose [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Menue Einfuegen Feldbefehl Weitere Feldbefehle.png|]] and click at "Type" on [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Dialogbox Felder Benutzer.png|"User"]], at "Select" on [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Dialogbox Felder Benutzer.png|"Name"]] and confirm with and.

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.

Note In the menu item , 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 key to move the cursor to the middle of the header.

You write "My document".

Header line with "Date" / right
You press the key, the cursor jumps to the right.

You select [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Menue Einfuegen Feldbefehl Weitere Feldbefehle.png|]] and click at "Type" on [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Dialogbox Felder Datum.png|"Date"]], at "Select" on [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Dialogbox Felder Datum.png|"Date (fix)"]], for "Format" set to [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Dialogbox Felder Datum.png|"31.12.1999"]] and confirm with and.

The [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Kopfzeile.png|finished header]] should now look like this.

Footer with "Path/Filename" / left


You choose [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Menue Einfuegen Kopf-Fußzeile Fußzeile Standard.png|]].

You choose [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Menue Einfuegen Feldbefehl Weitere Feldbefehle.png|]] and click at "Type" on [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Dialogbox Felder Dateiname.png|"File name"]], for "Format" set to [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Dialogbox Felder Dateiname.png|"Path/Filename"]] and confirm with and.

The entire path and file name is displayed.

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

Footer with "Page/Pages" / right
You press the key to move the cursor to the right in the footer.

You write "page" and "one space".

You select [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Menue Einfuegen Feldbefehl Seitennummer.png|]] and write "one space".

You write "from" and "one space".

You choose [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Menue Einfuegen Feldbefehl Weitere Feldbefehle.png|]] and click at "Type" on [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Dialogbox Felder Statistik.png|"Statistics"]], at "Select" on [[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Dialogbox Felder Statistik.png|"Pages"]] and confirm with and.

[[Media:2016 HB LO HvF Fußzeile.png|The finished footer should now look like this]].

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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