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Omit last page in Page count
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Is there a way that I could omit the last page in the page count. ie. If I have a doc with 5 pages, I want to number the pages this way: 1 of 4, 2 of 4, 3 of 4. not taking in count the last page. Thanks for the help |
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ADavid wrote:
Hi, Is there a way that I could omit the last page in the page count. ie. If I have a doc with 5 pages, I want to number the pages this way: 1 of 4, 2 of 4, 3 of 4. not taking in count the last page. Thanks for the help If you know that you need to exclude exactly one page, you can edit the field code that provides that number. First press Alt+F9 to expand field codes. You should see Page {PAGE} of {NUMPAGES} Type an equal sign to the left of the opening brace of {NUMPAGES} and ype -1 to the right of the closing brace: Page {PAGE} of ={NUMPAGES}-1 Select everything from the equal sign to the 1 (but no more) and press Ctrl+F9 to make it into the field code for a formula field: Page {PAGE} of {={NUMPAGES}-1} Note that you can't make field braces by typing { } characters on the keyboard; you must use Ctrl+F9. Now press Alt+F9 again to collapse the field codes. You should have the result you wanted. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Thanks Jay,
It worked ust fine, I'll have to lear to use those fields. Thanks again! On 16 feb, 18:19, "Jay Freedman" wrote: ADavid wrote: Hi, Is there a way that I could omit the last page in the page count. *ie.. If I have a doc with 5 pages, I want to number the pages this way: * 1 of 4, 2 of 4, 3 of 4. not taking in count the last page. Thanks for the help If you know that you need to exclude exactly one page, you can edit the field code that provides that number. First press Alt+F9 to expand field codes. You should see * *Page {PAGE} of {NUMPAGES} Type an equal sign to the left of the opening brace of {NUMPAGES} and ype *-1 to the right of the closing brace: * *Page {PAGE} of ={NUMPAGES}-1 Select everything from the equal sign to the 1 (but no more) and press Ctrl+F9 to make it into the field code for a formula field: * *Page {PAGE} of {={NUMPAGES}-1} Note that you can't make field braces by typing { } characters on the keyboard; you must use Ctrl+F9. Now press Alt+F9 again to collapse the field codes. You should have the result you wanted. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP * * * *FAQ:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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I had this same problem, and Jay you have answered it perfectly. Thanks for
explaining things in a way people like me, who just use Word basically to write letters, can understand! Cheers! "Jay Freedman" wrote: ADavid wrote: Hi, Is there a way that I could omit the last page in the page count. ie. If I have a doc with 5 pages, I want to number the pages this way: 1 of 4, 2 of 4, 3 of 4. not taking in count the last page. Thanks for the help If you know that you need to exclude exactly one page, you can edit the field code that provides that number. First press Alt+F9 to expand field codes. You should see Page {PAGE} of {NUMPAGES} Type an equal sign to the left of the opening brace of {NUMPAGES} and ype -1 to the right of the closing brace: Page {PAGE} of ={NUMPAGES}-1 Select everything from the equal sign to the 1 (but no more) and press Ctrl+F9 to make it into the field code for a formula field: Page {PAGE} of {={NUMPAGES}-1} Note that you can't make field braces by typing { } characters on the keyboard; you must use Ctrl+F9. Now press Alt+F9 again to collapse the field codes. You should have the result you wanted. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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