Creating document template with unique requirements

[Template Challenge]

I downloaded the document on creating templates from the
MVP site and found that if I am only creating a three-
page document that it works perfect. However, I have been
tasked with creating a template for a quarterly financial
news release that will differ in length. Because this
document reaches my desk in the 11th hour, I must format
it with different headers/footers on the first,
subsequent and last pages. Word seems to
understand "first page," "even page" and "odd page," but
it does not seem to recognize that the "last page" may
have unique characteristics.

Assume that I have eight pages of the news release: Page
1 has a 2" top margin with no header, and the footer
contains the word "more"; Page 2 through 7 have a 1" top
margin with a header that reads "Quarterly News Release"
on the left margin and "page x of 8" on the right margin,
and a footer that reads "more"; Page 8 has the same
header as pages 2 through 7 but does not have a footer.

As mentioned, I was able to replicate the instructions
for creating a template (.dot) file and it worked perfect
for a three page document. When the content of the file I
inserted exceed three pages I ran into the issue of not
being able to remove the footer from the final page
without compromising the formatting on the prior pages.

Is this an impossible request that I am being asked to
deliver? Any expert assistance will be greatly
appreciated!

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Take a look at <URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Numbering/PageNumbering.htm>.

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Charles Kenyon

See the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome!
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[Guest]

Isolate your 'unique' pages by inserting a next page
section break before your unique page and again at the
bottom of that page.

Once done, you can manipulate the margins for just that
section (i.e., just that page).

As to the headers/footers, once isolated with section
breaks, you'll need to open the header/footer and take
off "same as previous".

Your unique last page will only require one section break
before it. That will allow you to change items on just
that page without affecting preceding pages.

Section breaks work like a charm. We've used 10+ different
margin and header/footers in one doc without problems. Be
warned though: remember to turn off "same as previous" to
avoid frustration. Another word of warning, for whatever
reason, inserting a section break turns "same as previous"
back on for the page you're working on and the subsequent
pages. You'll have to go back into the header/footer and
turn in off again. Sounds like a lot of work, but once you
get it, it's great!!

Feel free to contact me offlist if you'd like further
help. mpatterson -at- inexpharm -dot- com.

Cheers,
Michelle

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT]

To prevent the Footer from appearing on the last page, in the Primary
Footer (not the first page one), use the following field construction:

{ IF { PAGE } < { NUMPAGES } "More" "" }

Use Ctrl+F9 to insert each pair of field delimiters {}, and Alt+F9 to toggle
them off.

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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT]

That is not the best way to do it as changes in the document content my
cause the page to start at other than the desired position. It is better to
use a conditional field construction that compares the page number to the
number of pages in the document. See response to OP

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