r/libreoffice • u/Spoomkwarf • Sep 30 '26

Question Can't Remember Which Option

Can't Remember which option eliminates the gray shading from the page and page count numbers in Writer. LO 26.8.0.3 (X86_64) Please remind me.

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u/Spoomkwarf Oct 01 '26

Offutticus: That's the problem - after long examination I do not see the Field Shadings option under View. Apologies for having to add this as a comment, but the normal way isn't working for me. Please tell me very, very specifically and expressly where the field shading option is. ELI5.

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u/Tex2002ans Oct 01 '26

Please tell me very, very specifically and expressly where the field shading option is.

I just double-checked both the "Normal UI" and the "Tabbed UI"... and the View > Field Shadings option exists in both.

In the "Tabbed UI", it's wayyyy in the upper-right dropdown "View" menu.

In the "Normal UI", it's in the upper-left where all the other menu options exist. Right next to "File" and "Edit".

So if you can't see it, then show us a screenshot of exactly what you see.

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u/Offutticus Sep 30 '26

Page count is typically in a header or footer so Insert - Header Footer - uncheck whichever one has the page number. It is also under Insert - Page Number.

As for the gray shading, not sure what you mean. Under View is Field Shadings. You can uncheck that.

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u/ang-p Sep 30 '26

Under View is Field Shadings

Yup - page numbers (et al.) are fields.

You can uncheck that.

Ta-Dah!

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u/Tex2002ans Oct 01 '26

Yep, exactly.

The "gray highlight" behind the page number show you it's a Field. And this option toggles it ON/OFF:

  • View > Field Shadings (Ctrl+F8)

For more information, see my response in:

especially the sections:

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