How do I combine page totals with different sections & layouts?

[Pat M.]

I want the page totals of more than one section (Page 1 of 2) to display on
my template document.
It has three sections: the first section is a cover sheet in portrait, the
second isection is the first part of the template in portrait, and the third
section of the template is in landscape.
The first section is not a problem since I don't want it's total to carry
over. How do I display the combined page totals of section two and three
without connecting the header/footer of the sections? I loose the layout
format when I connect them.

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

You can use the techniques described here:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Page_Numbering.htm

Alternatively, starting the page numbering at zero, and just using Page
X of Y might work, where Y is a {numpages} field and not a
{sectionpages} field.