footer on last page only? number of pages undetermined.

The footer should only show on the last page. Number of pages is not
predetermined

I'm assuming you are using menus in Word 2003 or earlier, if you use Word
2007, the process is basically the same but involves use of the Ribbon.
Insert a section break (Insert, Break, Section break, Next Page) before the
last page. Then view the footer of that last page, you will notice you are in
the footer of section 2 (or higher if you have more sections in your
document) and on the Header and Footer toolbar, click Link to Previous to
break the link with the previous section. You should now be able add a footer
to this section without changing earlier sections. You can type text, or use
icons on the Header and Footer toolbar to insert an automatically updating
page number and change its number format or starting number.
--
Samantha Cox
www.herbertgeer.com.au


"wrhin" wrote:

The footer should only show on the last page. Number of pages is not
predetermined

This procedure is really quite unnecessary. The OP has already acknowledged
that the previously posted solution is satisfactory.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Samantha Cox" wrote in message
...
I'm assuming you are using menus in Word 2003 or earlier, if you use Word
2007, the process is basically the same but involves use of the Ribbon.
Insert a section break (Insert, Break, Section break, Next Page) before
the
last page. Then view the footer of that last page, you will notice you are
in
the footer of section 2 (or higher if you have more sections in your
document) and on the Header and Footer toolbar, click Link to Previous to
break the link with the previous section. You should now be able add a
footer
to this section without changing earlier sections. You can type text, or
use
icons on the Header and Footer toolbar to insert an automatically updating
page number and change its number format or starting number.
--
Samantha Cox
www.herbertgeer.com.au


"wrhin" wrote:

The footer should only show on the last page. Number of pages is not
predetermined

Oh I'm sorry, Suzanne, I didn't see that the question had been posted twice
by the user, I answered the topmost posting.
--
www.herbertgeer.com.au


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

This procedure is really quite unnecessary. The OP has already acknowledged
that the previously posted solution is satisfactory.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Samantha Cox" wrote in message
...
I'm assuming you are using menus in Word 2003 or earlier, if you use Word
2007, the process is basically the same but involves use of the Ribbon.
Insert a section break (Insert, Break, Section break, Next Page) before
the
last page. Then view the footer of that last page, you will notice you are
in
the footer of section 2 (or higher if you have more sections in your
document) and on the Header and Footer toolbar, click Link to Previous to
break the link with the previous section. You should now be able add a
footer
to this section without changing earlier sections. You can type text, or
use
icons on the Header and Footer toolbar to insert an automatically updating
page number and change its number format or starting number.
--
Samantha Cox
www.herbertgeer.com.au


"wrhin" wrote:

The footer should only show on the last page. Number of pages is not
predetermined

The second post had some additional content (message body), though actually
the subject line did, in this case, say it all.

My larger point, though, was that a section break is not necessary because
the desired result can be achieved with a field. It's usually not convenient
and often quite disruptive to insert a section break where there is not even
a page break. It adds unnecessary complexity to the document, and it's
always worthwhile to avoid that, given the inevitable complexity of any Word
document to begin with!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Samantha Cox" wrote in message
...
Oh I'm sorry, Suzanne, I didn't see that the question had been posted
twice
by the user, I answered the topmost posting.
--
www.herbertgeer.com.au


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

This procedure is really quite unnecessary. The OP has already
acknowledged
that the previously posted solution is satisfactory.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Samantha Cox" wrote in message
...
I'm assuming you are using menus in Word 2003 or earlier, if you use
Word
2007, the process is basically the same but involves use of the Ribbon.
Insert a section break (Insert, Break, Section break, Next Page) before
the
last page. Then view the footer of that last page, you will notice you
are
in
the footer of section 2 (or higher if you have more sections in your
document) and on the Header and Footer toolbar, click Link to Previous
to
break the link with the previous section. You should now be able add a
footer
to this section without changing earlier sections. You can type text,
or
use
icons on the Header and Footer toolbar to insert an automatically
updating
page number and change its number format or starting number.
--
Samantha Cox
www.herbertgeer.com.au


"wrhin" wrote:

The footer should only show on the last page. Number of pages is not
predetermined