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How can I reset a section break number?
While creating a book, I have a title page and a forward that I wish not to
use page numbering on. While I can suppress the page numbers for those pages, I am unable to reset the section number for the first chapter, so that the chapter number and page number starts with one (i.e., 1-1) Currently, because of the section break, the first chapter page is posted as 2-1. HELP! |
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How can I reset a section break number?
It sounds as if you are using section numbers instead of chapter numbers.
Note that if you want the "chapter numbers" to appear in the TOC, you must use the "Include chapter number" feature of "Format page numbers," and that requires that you use auto numbering for one of Word's built-in heading styles. If you don't want your heading actually numbered, you can format the numbering as Hidden (and followed by "Nothing" instead of a space or tab), and it will still be picked up by the page number. Alternatively, if you have chapter numbers anyway, use a heading style with auto numbering to generate them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "floridawildlife" wrote in message ... While creating a book, I have a title page and a forward that I wish not to use page numbering on. While I can suppress the page numbers for those pages, I am unable to reset the section number for the first chapter, so that the chapter number and page number starts with one (i.e., 1-1) Currently, because of the section break, the first chapter page is posted as 2-1. HELP! |
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How can I reset a section break number?
Oops, I wasn't specific enough. Ok, I'll try a little harder.
I have this book with a title page and a page for a forward (and will probably add a table of contents), which I do not want to have page numbers. The following pages for each chapter (1 - 8) I would like page numbers on. I understand how to restart the page numbers and can do so for each chapter, yet on the first chapter, it starts with two because of the section break between the title/forward and chapter one. While, I am able to reset the page numbers, unfortunately, I am not able to restart the section for the first chapter so that the chapter and page number begins with one (i.e., chapter 1, page 1 or 1-1). It seems that the chapter and the section numbers are the same. Is there a way to "tell" Word what the difference is? Thanks for the first try! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: It sounds as if you are using section numbers instead of chapter numbers. Note that if you want the "chapter numbers" to appear in the TOC, you must use the "Include chapter number" feature of "Format page numbers," and that requires that you use auto numbering for one of Word's built-in heading styles. If you don't want your heading actually numbered, you can format the numbering as Hidden (and followed by "Nothing" instead of a space or tab), and it will still be picked up by the page number. Alternatively, if you have chapter numbers anyway, use a heading style with auto numbering to generate them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "floridawildlife" wrote in message ... While creating a book, I have a title page and a forward that I wish not to use page numbering on. While I can suppress the page numbers for those pages, I am unable to reset the section number for the first chapter, so that the chapter number and page number starts with one (i.e., 1-1) Currently, because of the section break, the first chapter page is posted as 2-1. HELP! |
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How can I reset a section break number?
Well, first of all, it's not a forward, it's a foreword. And you might want
to read http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...rontMatter.htm, but it sounds as if you've already got the hang of most of that. So I'll try again. There is no way to renumber sections. That is absolute. You cannot use section numbers (SECTION fields) for chapter numbers if the numbers don't match. Also, if you are going to have a TOC (as you suggest), using section numbers in this way will not work because only the PAGE field will be picked up by the TOC. If that field doesn't include the chapter number (provided by the paragraph number of an autonumbered heading style), then it will not appear in the TOC. If you are not using the section number to provide the first part of your page number, where are you getting it? If it is coming from an autonumbered heading, and the first heading in your second section is being numbered 2, then that probably results from some paragraph in the previous section (including the section break itself) having become formatted in the heading style (and numbered 1, whether you can see the number or not). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "floridawildlife" wrote in message ... Oops, I wasn't specific enough. Ok, I'll try a little harder. I have this book with a title page and a page for a forward (and will probably add a table of contents), which I do not want to have page numbers. The following pages for each chapter (1 - 8) I would like page numbers on. I understand how to restart the page numbers and can do so for each chapter, yet on the first chapter, it starts with two because of the section break between the title/forward and chapter one. While, I am able to reset the page numbers, unfortunately, I am not able to restart the section for the first chapter so that the chapter and page number begins with one (i.e., chapter 1, page 1 or 1-1). It seems that the chapter and the section numbers are the same. Is there a way to "tell" Word what the difference is? Thanks for the first try! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: It sounds as if you are using section numbers instead of chapter numbers. Note that if you want the "chapter numbers" to appear in the TOC, you must use the "Include chapter number" feature of "Format page numbers," and that requires that you use auto numbering for one of Word's built-in heading styles. If you don't want your heading actually numbered, you can format the numbering as Hidden (and followed by "Nothing" instead of a space or tab), and it will still be picked up by the page number. Alternatively, if you have chapter numbers anyway, use a heading style with auto numbering to generate them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "floridawildlife" wrote in message ... While creating a book, I have a title page and a forward that I wish not to use page numbering on. While I can suppress the page numbers for those pages, I am unable to reset the section number for the first chapter, so that the chapter number and page number starts with one (i.e., 1-1) Currently, because of the section break, the first chapter page is posted as 2-1. HELP! |
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How can I reset a section break number?
Hey Suzanne, Thanks for your help!
I was able to manipulate Word by using "Chapter 0" in the previous section. It seems to be working for me. It may have been a gliche with my computer. Thanks for your input. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Well, first of all, it's not a forward, it's a foreword. And you might want to read http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...rontMatter.htm, but it sounds as if you've already got the hang of most of that. So I'll try again. There is no way to renumber sections. That is absolute. You cannot use section numbers (SECTION fields) for chapter numbers if the numbers don't match. Also, if you are going to have a TOC (as you suggest), using section numbers in this way will not work because only the PAGE field will be picked up by the TOC. If that field doesn't include the chapter number (provided by the paragraph number of an autonumbered heading style), then it will not appear in the TOC. If you are not using the section number to provide the first part of your page number, where are you getting it? If it is coming from an autonumbered heading, and the first heading in your second section is being numbered 2, then that probably results from some paragraph in the previous section (including the section break itself) having become formatted in the heading style (and numbered 1, whether you can see the number or not). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "floridawildlife" wrote in message ... Oops, I wasn't specific enough. Ok, I'll try a little harder. I have this book with a title page and a page for a forward (and will probably add a table of contents), which I do not want to have page numbers. The following pages for each chapter (1 - 8) I would like page numbers on. I understand how to restart the page numbers and can do so for each chapter, yet on the first chapter, it starts with two because of the section break between the title/forward and chapter one. While, I am able to reset the page numbers, unfortunately, I am not able to restart the section for the first chapter so that the chapter and page number begins with one (i.e., chapter 1, page 1 or 1-1). It seems that the chapter and the section numbers are the same. Is there a way to "tell" Word what the difference is? Thanks for the first try! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: It sounds as if you are using section numbers instead of chapter numbers. Note that if you want the "chapter numbers" to appear in the TOC, you must use the "Include chapter number" feature of "Format page numbers," and that requires that you use auto numbering for one of Word's built-in heading styles. If you don't want your heading actually numbered, you can format the numbering as Hidden (and followed by "Nothing" instead of a space or tab), and it will still be picked up by the page number. Alternatively, if you have chapter numbers anyway, use a heading style with auto numbering to generate them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "floridawildlife" wrote in message ... While creating a book, I have a title page and a forward that I wish not to use page numbering on. While I can suppress the page numbers for those pages, I am unable to reset the section number for the first chapter, so that the chapter number and page number starts with one (i.e., 1-1) Currently, because of the section break, the first chapter page is posted as 2-1. HELP! |
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How can I reset a section break number?
This should not be necessary, however. Whatever heading style you're using
for chapters should not be used in section 1 at all. Use a different heading style for the front matter. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "floridawildlife" wrote in message ... Hey Suzanne, Thanks for your help! I was able to manipulate Word by using "Chapter 0" in the previous section. It seems to be working for me. It may have been a gliche with my computer. Thanks for your input. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Well, first of all, it's not a forward, it's a foreword. And you might want to read http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...rontMatter.htm, but it sounds as if you've already got the hang of most of that. So I'll try again. There is no way to renumber sections. That is absolute. You cannot use section numbers (SECTION fields) for chapter numbers if the numbers don't match. Also, if you are going to have a TOC (as you suggest), using section numbers in this way will not work because only the PAGE field will be picked up by the TOC. If that field doesn't include the chapter number (provided by the paragraph number of an autonumbered heading style), then it will not appear in the TOC. If you are not using the section number to provide the first part of your page number, where are you getting it? If it is coming from an autonumbered heading, and the first heading in your second section is being numbered 2, then that probably results from some paragraph in the previous section (including the section break itself) having become formatted in the heading style (and numbered 1, whether you can see the number or not). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "floridawildlife" wrote in message ... Oops, I wasn't specific enough. Ok, I'll try a little harder. I have this book with a title page and a page for a forward (and will probably add a table of contents), which I do not want to have page numbers. The following pages for each chapter (1 - 8) I would like page numbers on. I understand how to restart the page numbers and can do so for each chapter, yet on the first chapter, it starts with two because of the section break between the title/forward and chapter one. While, I am able to reset the page numbers, unfortunately, I am not able to restart the section for the first chapter so that the chapter and page number begins with one (i.e., chapter 1, page 1 or 1-1). It seems that the chapter and the section numbers are the same. Is there a way to "tell" Word what the difference is? Thanks for the first try! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: It sounds as if you are using section numbers instead of chapter numbers. Note that if you want the "chapter numbers" to appear in the TOC, you must use the "Include chapter number" feature of "Format page numbers," and that requires that you use auto numbering for one of Word's built-in heading styles. If you don't want your heading actually numbered, you can format the numbering as Hidden (and followed by "Nothing" instead of a space or tab), and it will still be picked up by the page number. Alternatively, if you have chapter numbers anyway, use a heading style with auto numbering to generate them. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "floridawildlife" wrote in message ... While creating a book, I have a title page and a forward that I wish not to use page numbering on. While I can suppress the page numbers for those pages, I am unable to reset the section number for the first chapter, so that the chapter number and page number starts with one (i.e., 1-1) Currently, because of the section break, the first chapter page is posted as 2-1. HELP! |
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