Can I make an odd page have an even page number. I have been inserting odd
page breaks to make sure I have blank pages between pages. I need to start
page numbering and it is actually an even numbered page but it will not let
me have an even number after so many odd page breaks. I tried to change just
the one page above it to an even page break but I still need a blank page and
therefore it still associates it with an odd page number. Why won't it let
me make th epage even numbered?

Hi PierceM

An odd page break tells Word that you want the next page to be an odd page,
and, if necessary, Word should insert a blank page into the document to
achieve this.

There's no way, as far as I can see, to tell Word that you want the next
page to be an odd page, and then give it an even page number.

You could trick up something clever with the page numbers. For example, if
you have a { page } field, then select it, do ctrl-F9 so it now looks like
{ { page } }, and then edit the field so it looks like this: { = { page } +
1 }.

Note that you can't type the {} braces by hand. You must use ctrl-F9 and
type between the braces that Word inserts for you. Once you've typed the
field, use F9 to update it, or ctrl-a F9 to update all fields in the
document.

However, the real solution is to go back through your document and, section
by section, choose File Page Setup, and on the Layout Tab, choose the
appropriate start for each section.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"PierceM" wrote in message
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Can I make an odd page have an even page number. I have been inserting
odd
page breaks to make sure I have blank pages between pages. I need to
start
page numbering and it is actually an even numbered page but it will not
let
me have an even number after so many odd page breaks. I tried to change
just
the one page above it to an even page break but I still need a blank page
and
therefore it still associates it with an odd page number. Why won't it
let
me make th epage even numbered?