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SECTIONPAGES field
I am having a problem with this field code - it's probably just something
I'm being stupid about, but no change there then!!! In the second section of a document (the first is the Contents list, and has an Odd Page Break to close it off for duplex printing), I have tried to use the SECTIONPAGES field to set up the number of pages in the main part of the document. I have done all the things I know to do (mirror margins, Start at Page 1, etc) but it's still showing Page 1 of 14 instead of Page 1 of 13. Any suggestions? TIA |
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Possibly the odd section break has somehow changed to a page break? At
the bottom left corner of the screen, Word should display something like "Page n Section n nn/nn" (where the n's are numbers). If you put your cursor on the last page of the document, what does this display? Possibly the field you think is a SECTIONPAGES field is really a PAGES field? Toggle field code display on by pressing Alt+F9 to check. Mike Boardman wrote: I am having a problem with this field code - it's probably just something I'm being stupid about, but no change there then!!! In the second section of a document (the first is the Contents list, and has an Odd Page Break to close it off for duplex printing), I have tried to use the SECTIONPAGES field to set up the number of pages in the main part of the document. I have done all the things I know to do (mirror margins, Start at Page 1, etc) but it's still showing Page 1 of 14 instead of Page 1 of 13. Any suggestions? TIA |
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I have seen this before. For some reason Word insists on counting the blank
back of the last page in Section 1 as the first page in Section 2. You might try inserting a page break to get the blank page, then use a Next Page (or Odd Page) break. Where I saw the problem, though, I believe was when a user was trying to start the second section on an even page--that is, an even recto page, which Word regards (quite properly) as an anomaly. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mike Boardman" wrote in message ... I am having a problem with this field code - it's probably just something I'm being stupid about, but no change there then!!! In the second section of a document (the first is the Contents list, and has an Odd Page Break to close it off for duplex printing), I have tried to use the SECTIONPAGES field to set up the number of pages in the main part of the document. I have done all the things I know to do (mirror margins, Start at Page 1, etc) but it's still showing Page 1 of 14 instead of Page 1 of 13. Any suggestions? TIA |
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Suzanne
Thanks - at least it's not me! I did try the "ordinary" page break which did work, but I felt it ought to work the other way - if there's a feature which copes with a situation, I prefer to use it to prevent future problems. I hadn't bargained for it causing other problems! Thanks for replying. Mike Boardman "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I have seen this before. For some reason Word insists on counting the blank back of the last page in Section 1 as the first page in Section 2. You might try inserting a page break to get the blank page, then use a Next Page (or Odd Page) break. Where I saw the problem, though, I believe was when a user was trying to start the second section on an even page--that is, an even recto page, which Word regards (quite properly) as an anomaly. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mike Boardman" wrote in message ... I am having a problem with this field code - it's probably just something I'm being stupid about, but no change there then!!! In the second section of a document (the first is the Contents list, and has an Odd Page Break to close it off for duplex printing), I have tried to use the SECTIONPAGES field to set up the number of pages in the main part of the document. I have done all the things I know to do (mirror margins, Start at Page 1, etc) but it's still showing Page 1 of 14 instead of Page 1 of 13. Any suggestions? TIA |
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