To insert each pair of field delimiters, { }, you should press
Ctrl+F9. Then just type the field code inside those. Press F9 to
update. If necessary, press Alt+F9 to hide field codes again.

But note that the procedure described above will create a calculated
page number; it won't be reflected in the table of contents, in
cross-references to page numbers, etc.

In order to get a "true" page number you must use the Page Number
Format dialog box to set the starting number. To access the dialog
box, you can use Insert | Page Numbers. Click Format. Specify the
desired "Start at" number. Click OK, and then click *Close* to close
the Page Numbers dialog box.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Stuart" wrote in message
...
Thank you very much, but I need a little more help. No matter what
I set the
page start number to, the second page will always be made an even
page.
Also, the header/footer toolbar is very clumsy to use with page
numbers and
running heads. I get better results using the toolbar for the
running heads
and InsertPage Number for the page number. The odd-even problem
remains
the same, of course.

I like the idea of entering the formula, but I don't know where to
do it.
If I right-click on a page number and edit the field, do I put the
formula
you suggested into the square brackets after PAGE? I've tried that
and
nothing happened.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Insert the page number from the header/footer toolbar and set the
page start
number to whatever.
or
use a formula field

{={page} + 1} where '1' is the odd number below the even number
you want to
start with.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Stuart wrote:
I need to start a document with an even page number without
making it
a subdocument in a master document. Is there a way to do this?