How to have some roman numeral page numbers and some arabic page numbers in an existing document in LibreOffice

I needed to format an existing LibreOffice 4.3 document to have some beginning pages with no page numbers, then some pages numbered with roman numerals (i, ii, iii…), then the rest of the pages numbered with arabic numerals (1, 2, 3…). Here’s how you do it.

1. Create a page style that will do roman numeral page numbers in the footer

1.1. Go to Format -> Styles and Formatting (or press F11)…