insert a page without changing the numbering

[KatherineArcus]

Hello,

I'm working with a script in Word. We have pages numbered automatically in
the footer. I would like to be able to insert a page and call it, for
example, page 5B, without changing the numbering of the subsequent pages. Is
this possible? And if so, how do I do it? AND (because I'm being difficult)
is it the same for Word for PC and Word for Mac? I need to be able to do it
in both.

Thanks!

Katherine

 

[grammatim]

It will work pretty much the same on both platforms.

No, you can't really do it, because Word doesn't think in "pages."

The best you could do would be to create new Sections for the inserted
pages and turn off Continue Page Numbering from Previous Section, and
hand-number the inserts, and then restart the numbering with the
continuation number in the third section.

 

[PamC via OfficeKB.com]

Yes you can, but it is a manual process that involves inserting next page
section breaks, inserting the new page between the new section breaks, and
adjusting the footer/header where the page numbers are. That adjustment for
the rest of the document means placing the cursor after the second new next
page section break, unlinking the header from the previous one, and manually
setting the page number to start at (according to your example) page 6. The
adjustment the page between the section breaks also involves unlinking from
previous footer/header and typing the page number typed in static text (no
field).

Note that a Word TOC will not capture these static pages numbers; they would
have to be added manually. All in all, I would not use the change-page
method (with Word) except when a client or contract requires it. For
procedural manuals and such it might be better to use change bars and allow
the page numbers to reflow.

PamC