Michael
That's interesting in that it is an inconsistent 'bug'. Just to make sure
that it isn't some external influence, try testing a problem machine by
starting in Safe Mode. From Start, Run, type in
winword /a
and press enter. That starts Word bypassing all addins, custom templates,
etc. Test and see if the X of X bug is still present.
Terry
: Terry,
: No problem--thanks for your interest.
: It happened to me on different printers (reinstalling the driver for one
of
: them had no effect), as well as on a pdf after printing to Adobe Distiller
: (where the page numbers come out X of X, even on-screen). This has
happened
: to others around here, but not to everyone. We tried the simple stuff
: first--comparing settings--but that got us nowhere.
:
: "TF" wrote:
:
: > Sorry Michael: I missed that!
: >
: > I've little else I can add to this. I certainly experienced the problem
in
: > Off 2000, but since moving on, I have not experienced it since. Several
: > users have reported this recurring in Off 2003, but I just haven't seen
it.
: > It makes me wonder if it isn't printer dependent too.
: >
: > Terry
: >
: > : > : Yes, I am, thanks. That dealt with the Numpages problem and offered
: > Pageref
: > : as a workaround. I found that the Pageref workaround suffers from the
same
: > : problem and have not found that referred to anywhere.
: > :
: > : "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
: > :
: > : > I think he's already familiar with that, Terry.
: > : >
: > : > --
: > : > Suzanne S. Barnhill
: > : > Microsoft MVP (Word)
: > : > Words into Type
: > : > Fairhope, Alabama USA
: > :
: > : > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
: > newsgroup so
: > : > all may benefit.
: > : >
: > : > "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: > : > : > : > > See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/PageXofY.htm
: > : > > --
: > : > > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: > : >
: > : > >
: > : > > : > : > > : There was a known bug (Page X of Y) where the numpages field
would
: > read
: > : > > fine
: > : > > : but upon printing come out as 'page X of X' instead of 'page X
of
: > Y'.
: > : > One
: > : > > of
: > : > > : the workarounds was to use Pageref instead of numpages.
: > : > > : We have upgraded to Word2003 SP1 and have always used the
Pageref
: > : > method.
: > : > > : Some of us now get the Page X of Y bug using Pageref. Printing
in
: > : > reverse
: > : > > : order (also a suggested workaround for numpages) seems to help.
: > : > > : Any ideas?
: > : > >
: > : > >
: > : >
: > : >
: >
: >
: >
