Hi Sophie: Thanks for your prompt response. I'm using the current Libre Office 4 as installed on Ubuntu 14.04. The same bug was present in the previous version on 13.10. And it's erratic. I write books, and need ongoing page numbering. I had this with Libre Office 3. But as the problem doesn't exist on some files, I'm wondering if the files in question are 'corrupt'. I've attached part of a current LibreOffice file as requested: the page number SHOULD read from 257 onwards, but as you will see it has reverted to Page 1 and onwards. I trust this will reveal the problem. There's also the secondary problem of having to re-size files to page width when I resume work on said file - and this happens on ALL files....