Page Numbering

[KT]

I want page numbering to start on the first page of a new
chapter (the 15th page of my documnet). I enter a section
break and enter "page number" but the numbering starts with
the first page of the document, ignoring the section break.
How can I start numbering anywhere in a document (ie. at
the beginning of each chapter?)

 

[Elliott Roper]

I want page numbering to start on the first page of a new
chapter (the 15th page of my documnet). I enter a section
break and enter "page number" but the numbering starts with
the first page of the document, ignoring the section break.
How can I start numbering anywhere in a document (ie. at
the beginning of each chapter?)

It seems a bit messy, but you seem to have to go to Insert->page number
while you have the insertion point in the new section.

Beware of page m of n formatting. When I tried it, Word plonked two n's
on top of each other, one for the total pages and one n for the current
section. I think somebody here posted that printing in reverse order
might help the latter mess.

In Word 5 there used to be a format section menu where it was handled
properly. Ah, those were the days.

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word]]

Lemme see if I can remember this without looking it up:

Go to Insert>Page Numbers>Format and choose the Start at "1" option. Yep:
that's it.

Elliott, the problem you describe is caused by having page numbers in both
the footer and the document. For professional documents, ensure that you
are in View>Header Footer and in the Footer before you insert the page
number.

A page number can be in either place or both. To find out if it's in the
document, come out of View Header/Footer and click the page number. If it
does nothing, it's in the footer. If it highlights a little square bounding
box, the page number is actually a floating text box positioned over the top
of the footer area.

Since you are a documentation professional, delete it, and put the damn
thing where it's supposed to be

The problem cured by printing in reverse order is the Page X of Y bug, which
to my knowledge has never afflicted Mac versions of Word (but I could be
wrong on that). You get "Page 1 of 1, page 2 of 2, ... Page 23 of 23..."
when you print. Forcing Word to print in reverse order forces it to resolve
how many pages are actually in the document before in makes up the pages.

Hope this helps

I want page numbering to start on the first page of a new
chapter (the 15th page of my documnet). I enter a section
break and enter "page number" but the numbering starts with
the first page of the document, ignoring the section break.
How can I start numbering anywhere in a document (ie. at
the beginning of each chapter?)

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[JE McGimpsey]

The problem cured by printing in reverse order is the Page X of Y bug, which
to my knowledge has never afflicted Mac versions of Word (but I could be
wrong on that).

Been there, done that on a Mac. Up through Word2001, IIRC.