If you are using the NumPages field for the Y (which is the default), you
should be getting the total number of pages. As "macropod" says, you'll need
to insert a section break between pages 2 and 3. The page numbering will by
default be set to "Continue from previous section," so you'll get 3 on page
3 without any problem. To omit page numbers on pages 1 and 2, click on the
"Same as Previous" or "Link to Previous" button on the Header and Footer
toolbar to unlink the header in Section 2 from the header in Section 1
before inserting the page number in Section 2, leaving the Section 1 header
empty.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"D. Liske" wrote in message
...
I have a document that I am working on that will have two cover pages from
a
completely different application. I am trying to place page numbering
fields
( x of y) in a header, and I am starting with page 3 in the X field on the
true first page of the Word document. I'm having a problem formatting the
Y
field (NUMPAGES) to accurately reflect the page counts on for the entire
finished product. For instance, if I have three typed pages in my Word
doc,
I would have to have the x of y numbering be 3 of 5, and 4 of 5, and 5 of
5,
respectively, as I have to account for the two cover pages. This is for a
report narrative template that I am working on, and (total) page numbers
will
vary in the future.
Unfortunately, I work in an office where multiple versions of Word are in
use, from 97 on up. I've searched here and looked at the MVP article on
page
numbering. If it was there, I missed it. Any help or advice would be
appreciated. Regards.
David Liske