MVL wrote:
Please help - we are trying to number pages in a 15 page document
using page x of y format (in header view) starting from a different
page other than page one?

Thank You

The "y" in the standard AutoText entry "Page x of y" is a NumPages field,
which can only count the total number of pages in the document.

If you have partitioned your document with a section break, and the "y" you
want is the number of pages in that section, you can replace the NumPages
field with a SectionPages field.

If that doesn't suit your needs, the alternative is workable but a bit
clumsy.

- Insert a bookmark on the last page that you want to count.
- Replace the NumPages field with a PageRef field that points to that
bookmark.

For example, if you name the bookmark LastPage, then the field code will
look like

{PageRef LastPage}

To insert this field, you can either go through the Insert Field dialog,
or right-click the existing NumPages field and select Toggle Field Codes,
then edit the code, right-click and choose Update Field.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
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