How to include an image in the cover front before OR after the title in exported ODT from org?

Question

I have an org document which I export to several different formats:

• Markdown
• PDF
• HTML
• ODT

I need to include an image (the logo of the company) in the cover front page, before OR after the title of the document in all the exported formats, especially in the ODT since the readers could be people with MS Word.

My directory tree is something like this:

├── Document.org
├── Document.odt
├── Document.md
├── Document.pdf
├── Document.html
├── images
│   ├── logo.png
│   ├── image1.png
│   ├── image2.png

The current command I include (which is not working) is:

#+title: @@odt:<draw:image xlink:href="./images/logo.png" xlink:type="simple" xlink:show="embed" xlink:actuate="onLoad"/>@@ [Projec Name] A title here

Te title is shown, but not the image.

I need the solution for ODT exported files, not only PDF or md.

Extra question: Is there a way to include a small header image to all pages, or a water mark image in all pages?

Answer 1

Is there a way to include a small header image to all pages,

Yes.

How to create a ODT document with a Logo and/or Custom Text in all pages

You need to use the the enhanced ODT exporter ox-odt-9.5.3.456.tar or later (or simply, any version whose date is later than this comment's date).

The enhanced ODT backend is not available with standard Emacs or Org mode, and you need to install it separately. See Getting Started with ODT export (OpenDocument Text Exporter for Emacs’ Org Mode for instructions.

The snippet is fairly sophisticated set of ox-odt and Org Babel features as highlighted in the image below ... So, even if one of the highlighted features aren't enabled, you wouldn't get an output as show below.

See List of features that are exclusive to The Enhanced OpenDocument Exporter for Org mode for more information.

If you need this

do this

Create a header.odt like so

#+begin_src emacs-lisp :exports results :results silent
(add-to-list 'org-odt-experimental-features 'transclude-sole-footnote-references-in-a-table)
#+end_src

#+ATTR_ODT: :col-cookies "| m1 | rm10 |"
| [fn:1] |     {{{ODTTitle}}} |

----------------

[fn:1]

#+ATTR_ODT: :height 1.5
[[./org-mode-unicorn.png]]

Create a content.odt like so .... note that header.odt gets transcluded in to content.odt using a LibreOffice Basic macro

#+TITLE: Generate ODT docs with a Page Header and Footer

# #+odt_preferred_output_format: pdf

#+begin_src emacs-lisp :exports results :results silent
(add-to-list 'org-odt-experimental-features 'transclude-sole-footnote-references-in-a-table)
#+end_src

#+begin_src emacs-lisp :exports results :results silent
(custom-set-variables
  '(org-odt-transform-processes
   '(("Update All and Break Links" "soffice" "--norestore" "--invisible" "--headless" "macro:///OrgMode.Utilities.UpdateAll(%I, 1)"))))
#+end_src

#+name: headertext/org
#+begin_src org :noweb yes :exports none
,#+ATTR_ODT: :transclude t
[[./header.odt]]
#+end_src

#+name: headertext/org/nxml
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :exports none :var name="headertext/org"
(org-odt-export-string-as-odt-string
 (org-babel-expand-noweb-references
  (org-babel-goto-named-src-block name)))
#+end_src

#+name: footertext/org
#+begin_src org :noweb yes :exports none
,#+ATTR_ODT: :style "Footer"
{{{ODTTab}}}{{{ODTPageNumber}}} of {{{ODTPageCount}}}
#+end_src

#+name: footertext/org/nxml
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :exports none :var name="footertext/org"
(org-odt-export-string-as-odt-string
 (org-babel-expand-noweb-references
  (org-babel-goto-named-src-block name)))
#+end_src

#+ATTR_ODT: :target "master_styles"
#+begin_src nxml :noweb yes
<style:master-page style:name="Standard"
                   style:page-layout-name="Mpm1">
  <style:header>
    <<headertext/org/nxml()>>
  </style:header>
  <style:footer>
    <<footertext/org/nxml()>>
  </style:footer>
</style:master-page>
#+end_src

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Answer 2

I need to include an image (the logo of the company) in the cover front page, before OR after the title of the document in ODT

How to create a ODT document with a Cover/Title page

Before proceeding ahead with the suggestions here, ensure that your set up is using the enhanced ODT exporter. See https://emacs.stackexchange.com/a/71798/31220 for the details.

To get this

do this

#+options: title:nil toc:nil author:nil date:nil

#+title: How to create LibreOffice Documents with a Title Page

# #+odt_preferred_output_format: docx

#+ATTR_ODT: :target "extra_styles"
#+begin_src nxml
<style:style style:name="CompanyLogo"
             style:parent-style-name="Standard"
             style:family="paragraph"
             style:class="text"
             style:master-page-name="OrgTitlePage">
  <style:paragraph-properties fo:margin-bottom="0.212cm"
                              fo:margin-top="5.001cm"
                              fo:text-align="center"
                              style:contextual-spacing="false"
                              style:justify-single-word="false"
                              style:page-number="auto" />
</style:style>
#+end_src

#+ATTR_ODT: :height 10 :image "images/org-mode-unicorn.png"
#+ATTR_ODT: :p-style "CompanyLogo"
#+begin_customshape
# Nothing here
#+end_customshape

#+ATTR_ODT: :style "OrgTitle"
#+begin_title
[[https://Orgmode.org][Emacs Org Mode]]

/Your life in plain text/
#+end_title

#+ATTR_ODT: :page-style "OrgFirstPage" :page-number 1
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:ATTR_ODT: :page-style "OrgFirstPage" :page-number 1
:END:

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