/text/swriter/guide/pagestyles.xhp page styles;creating and applying defining;page styles styles;for pages MW deleted "applying;" and added "styles;" Creating and Applying Page Styles $[officename] uses page styles to specify the layout of a page, including the page orientation, background, margins, headers, footers, and text columns. To change the layout of an individual page in a document, you must create and apply a custom page style to the page. To Define a New Page Style Choose Format - Styles and Formatting . Click the Page Styles icon. In the list of page styles, right-click an item, and then choose New. On the Organizer tab, type a name in the Name box. Do one of the following: Use the tabs in the dialog to set the layout options for the page style, and then click OK. To Apply a Page Style Click in the page that you want to apply the page style to. Choose Format - Styles and Formatting, and then click the Page Style icon. Double-click a name in the list. To Apply a Page Style to a New Page Click in the document where you want a new page to start. Choose Insert - Manual Break. Select Page break. In the Style box, select the page style that you want to apply to the page that follows the manual break. Click OK.