Ah, I missed the part about the first two pages not being part of the actual
document. In this case, you need "Page { PAGE } of { = { NUMPAGES } + 2 }."
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"D. Liske" wrote in message
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Suzanne,
Thanks for your answer. I was working on a reply to macropod and did not
see yours. I may not have been entirely clear on my problem, so I tried
to
clarify in my reply to macropod. Please take a look, if you get a chance.
Regards.
David Liske
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
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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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"D. Liske" wrote in message
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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