From Styles and Formatting icon (F11) In the styles box, click on the icon for Page Styles (4th one) Right click anywhere in the styles box Choose "New" (only option) Enter a name and change margins, etc. Click Apply Click OK new name appears in my All list applies to current document ok by double clicking Exit the styles box with upper right red X Reopen styles and formatting new name still appears in my All list change to a new style and change it back by double clicking applies to current document ok Close LO -- do NOT SAVE the document Reopen LO new name does NOT appear in my All list IF I SAVE THE FILE IN WHICH I CREATED THE NEW STYLE, the new style appears in my All list ONLY in that file, not in new files. It is not available for any other file.
AOO does the same thing. In their bugzilla (2002), they specify that new styles have to be saved in templates. I don't see this in the documentation about styles. It would be best if if were included and prominent. I had created and applied a new default template a while ago, but I couldn't remember how to modify it. For anyone in the same situation, to find the default *.ott template, click on: - File/Templates/Edit or - File/Templates/Organize - double click My Templates - right click on the template name Once you're in the *.ott file, add the new styles and save the *.ott file. The new styles will be available for use in new and existing *.odt files. When opening an old *.odt file that was created with a previous default template, LO will ask if you want to keep the old ones or update the styles. If you say to update them, your new styles will be added to what's in your old *.odt file. If you save your old *.odt file, the new styles will stay with it, and LO will not have to ask about updating again (unless you update the default template again before you open your old *.odt file). If you say to update the styles and then exit your old *.odt file *without* saving it, the next time you open your old *.odt file, LO will ask again if you want to update.