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How do I create a different footer in the last page of a section?
I have a multiple section document created in Word 2003. I want the footer on
the last page of several sections to differ from the footer of other pages in the same section. I've read all info. I can find, and tried the following (and much more) with no success: 1. unlink all footers (remove "Same as Previous") 2. insert another section break near the bottom of the last page of the section. Interestingly, I've noticed that inserting this section break does not change the section number indicated in the footer that follows. 3. double-checking Page Setup settings. No matter what I try, changing the footer for the last page of a section automatically changes the footer of other pages in the section. Any help would be much appreciated. |
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On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 18:24:01 -0700, "CrochetRed"
wrote: I have a multiple section document created in Word 2003. I want the footer on the last page of several sections to differ from the footer of other pages in the same section. I've read all info. I can find, and tried the following (and much more) with no success: 1. unlink all footers (remove "Same as Previous") 2. insert another section break near the bottom of the last page of the section. Interestingly, I've noticed that inserting this section break does not change the section number indicated in the footer that follows. 3. double-checking Page Setup settings. No matter what I try, changing the footer for the last page of a section automatically changes the footer of other pages in the section. Any help would be much appreciated. Unfortunately, none of the things you've done could have any effect -- nor would anything obvious. The task of displaying a different last-page footer involves fields nested within fields, 'IF' expressions, and a certain amount of devious ingenuity. g It's even tougher when it's the last page of a section rather than the last page of the document. The first step is to place a bookmark on the last page of the section, preferably in some spot where it's not too likely to be deleted accidentally. It helps to keep bookmarks displayed (check that box in Tools Options View). Let's say you put a bookmark on the last page of Section 3 and name it EndSec3. Now, in the footer of Section 3, having already turned off "Same As Previous", insert a nested field like this but replace the two text expressions as needed: {IF {PAGE} = {PAGEREF EndSec3} "Last Page Text" "Other Page Text"} To do this, type all the text except the braces. Select PAGE and press Ctrl+F9. Select PAGEREF EndSec3 and press Ctrl+F9 again. Select the whole thing and press Ctrl+F9 a third time. This says, in plainer language, "if the page number of the current page is the same as the page number of the page that contains the EndSec3 bookmark, then display the Last Page Text expression; otherwise, display the Other Page Text expression." You'll need a separate bookmark and a separate IF expression for each section that should get this treatment. If the last page of a section ever starts showing the wrong text, it probably means that the bookmark was deleted -- just go to the same spot and reinsert it, then update the fields. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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Thank you so much, Jay! That worked. I had toyed with IF expressions, but had not thought of using a bookmark. Besides, I kept thinking surely there's an easier way....silly me. "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 18:24:01 -0700, "CrochetRed" wrote: I have a multiple section document created in Word 2003. I want the footer on the last page of several sections to differ from the footer of other pages in the same section. I've read all info. I can find, and tried the following (and much more) with no success: 1. unlink all footers (remove "Same as Previous") 2. insert another section break near the bottom of the last page of the section. Interestingly, I've noticed that inserting this section break does not change the section number indicated in the footer that follows. 3. double-checking Page Setup settings. No matter what I try, changing the footer for the last page of a section automatically changes the footer of other pages in the section. Any help would be much appreciated. Unfortunately, none of the things you've done could have any effect -- nor would anything obvious. The task of displaying a different last-page footer involves fields nested within fields, 'IF' expressions, and a certain amount of devious ingenuity. g It's even tougher when it's the last page of a section rather than the last page of the document. The first step is to place a bookmark on the last page of the section, preferably in some spot where it's not too likely to be deleted accidentally. It helps to keep bookmarks displayed (check that box in Tools Options View). Let's say you put a bookmark on the last page of Section 3 and name it EndSec3. Now, in the footer of Section 3, having already turned off "Same As Previous", insert a nested field like this but replace the two text expressions as needed: {IF {PAGE} = {PAGEREF EndSec3} "Last Page Text" "Other Page Text"} To do this, type all the text except the braces. Select PAGE and press Ctrl+F9. Select PAGEREF EndSec3 and press Ctrl+F9 again. Select the whole thing and press Ctrl+F9 a third time. This says, in plainer language, "if the page number of the current page is the same as the page number of the page that contains the EndSec3 bookmark, then display the Last Page Text expression; otherwise, display the Other Page Text expression." You'll need a separate bookmark and a separate IF expression for each section that should get this treatment. If the last page of a section ever starts showing the wrong text, it probably means that the bookmark was deleted -- just go to the same spot and reinsert it, then update the fields. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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How do I create a different footer in the last page of a section?
"CrochetRed" wrote: I have a multiple section document created in Word 2003. I want the footer on the last page of several sections to differ from the footer of other pages in the same section. I've read all info. I can find, and tried the following (and much more) with no success: 1. unlink all footers (remove "Same as Previous") 2. insert another section break near the bottom of the last page of the section. Interestingly, I've noticed that inserting this section break does not change the section number indicated in the footer that follows. 3. double-checking Page Setup settings. No matter what I try, changing the footer for the last page of a section automatically changes the footer of other pages in the section. Any help would be much appreciated. |
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How do I create a different footer in the last page of a section?
There are ways to have a footer on the last page of a section without a
section break. -- 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. "loyo999" wrote in message ... "CrochetRed" wrote: I have a multiple section document created in Word 2003. I want the footer on the last page of several sections to differ from the footer of other pages in the same section. I've read all info. I can find, and tried the following (and much more) with no success: 1. unlink all footers (remove "Same as Previous") 2. insert another section break near the bottom of the last page of the section. Interestingly, I've noticed that inserting this section break does not change the section number indicated in the footer that follows. 3. double-checking Page Setup settings. No matter what I try, changing the footer for the last page of a section automatically changes the footer of other pages in the section. Any help would be much appreciated. |
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