The following page numbering formula does not seem to work!

[bruehlt]

OK - I read the MVP web page about the page numbering, and am trying to
get the following formula to work:

{IF {PAGE} > 2 "{={PAGE \*roman} - 2}" ""}

Basically, its for a table of contents for a manual.

I want the first 2 pages to not have any numbers, than pages 3-5 to
have roman numerals, starting with roman numeral i (ie 1).

I get the dreaded !undefined bookmark error. I don't understand why it
doesn't work with roman numerals, as I can get it to work with just
regular numbers (ie if I don't add the \*roman switch it works fine).

Does anyone know a work around to this??

 

[garfield-n-odie]

For a different approach, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NumberingFrontMatter.htm .

 

[bruehlt]

Already have sections in place to divide the TOC with the rest of the
manual - if I add another section it will cause chaos with the sections
that aready exist (plus, its pointless). I need a formula like the one
above to work, for this to display properly.

Damn word, I wish they didn't make things so damn difficult to figure
out some times.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

The problem you are having is applying a calculation field = to letters
(roman numerals). Try applying the switch to the result rather than to the
number before the calculation.
--
Charles Kenyon

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[macropod]

Try:
{IF{PAGE}> 2 {={PAGE}-2 \* roman} ""}

Cheers