alternate page numbers

How do I alternate page numbers in a document? Ex: p. 1 is on the right of
the page, p.2 is on the left of the page, p.3 is on the right of the page,
etc. etc.

In the Insert Page Numbers dialog box, there is a drop-down list called
"Alignment." Select "Outside" to get what you want.

"blu_lagoon" wrote in message
...
How do I alternate page numbers in a document? Ex: p. 1 is on the right of
the page, p.2 is on the left of the page, p.3 is on the right of the page,
etc. etc.

Thanks, but that's not it. I want to "alternate" the page numbers between
left and right side of the document. Anyone else know? I did this once but
can't find it again.


"Richard O. Neville" wrote:

In the Insert Page Numbers dialog box, there is a drop-down list called
"Alignment." Select "Outside" to get what you want.

"blu_lagoon" wrote in message
...
How do I alternate page numbers in a document? Ex: p. 1 is on the right of
the page, p.2 is on the left of the page, p.3 is on the right of the page,
etc. etc.

What Richard explained should do exactly what you want if your header or
footer contains only a page number inserted via Insert Page Numbers or via
the Header and Footer toolbar (the page number on even pages will be aligned
left, the page number on odd pages will be aligned right). The “Outside�
option only affects the page number, i.e. other types of content in the
header (or footer) will be placed identically on even and odd pages.

Another possibility that lets you set up different headers/footers on even
and odd pages:
Select File Page Setup Layout tab. Below “Headers and Footers�, select
“Different odd and even�.

Now go to the header or footer (depending on where your page number is
found). Note that you will now see the text “Even page header/footer� and
“Odd page header/footer� above the headers/footers. Change the even and odd
headers (or footers) to the layout you want.

--
Regards
Lene Fredborg
DocTools – Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation – add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"blu_lagoon" wrote:

Thanks, but that's not it. I want to "alternate" the page numbers between
left and right side of the document. Anyone else know? I did this once but
can't find it again.


"Richard O. Neville" wrote:

In the Insert Page Numbers dialog box, there is a drop-down list called
"Alignment." Select "Outside" to get what you want.

"blu_lagoon" wrote in message
...
How do I alternate page numbers in a document? Ex: p. 1 is on the right of
the page, p.2 is on the left of the page, p.3 is on the right of the page,
etc. etc.

I do not only have a page number in the header, I also have a title.
Everything you spoke about I understand how to do, unfortunately I cannot for
some reason have
the page number on even pages be aligned left, the page number on odd pages
be aligned right. That is my goal. I had it before but I changed something
and can't get it back. I do not find an option for aligning even pages on the
left and odd pages on the right.

"Lene Fredborg" wrote:

What Richard explained should do exactly what you want if your header or
footer contains only a page number inserted via Insert Page Numbers or via
the Header and Footer toolbar (the page number on even pages will be aligned
left, the page number on odd pages will be aligned right). The “Outside�
option only affects the page number, i.e. other types of content in the
header (or footer) will be placed identically on even and odd pages.

Another possibility that lets you set up different headers/footers on even
and odd pages:
Select File Page Setup Layout tab. Below “Headers and Footers�, select
“Different odd and even�.

Now go to the header or footer (depending on where your page number is
found). Note that you will now see the text “Even page header/footer� and
“Odd page header/footer� above the headers/footers. Change the even and odd
headers (or footers) to the layout you want.

--
Regards
Lene Fredborg
DocTools – Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation – add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"blu_lagoon" wrote:

Thanks, but that's not it. I want to "alternate" the page numbers between
left and right side of the document. Anyone else know? I did this once but
can't find it again.


"Richard O. Neville" wrote:

In the Insert Page Numbers dialog box, there is a drop-down list called
"Alignment." Select "Outside" to get what you want.

"blu_lagoon" wrote in message
...
How do I alternate page numbers in a document? Ex: p. 1 is on the right of
the page, p.2 is on the left of the page, p.3 is on the right of the page,
etc. etc.

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm. When you select
"Different odd and even" on the Layout tab of Page Setup, you get a separate
Odd Page Footer and Even Page Footer which you can format differently. You
type what text you want in each header and insert the page number where you
want it using the Insert Page Number button. You can use either paragraph
alignment (left-aligned or right-aligned) or the built-in tabs to align the
text and page number.

When you select "Outside" in the Insert | Page Numbers dialog, you *will*
get the page number on the left on left-hand pages and on the right on
right-hand pages (this is accomplished by putting the page number in a frame
with "Outside" alignment), but there is no provision for different alignment
of other text in the header.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"blu_lagoon" wrote in message
...

I do not only have a page number in the header, I also have a title.
Everything you spoke about I understand how to do, unfortunately I cannot
for
some reason have
the page number on even pages be aligned left, the page number on odd
pages
be aligned right. That is my goal. I had it before but I changed something
and can't get it back. I do not find an option for aligning even pages on
the
left and odd pages on the right.

"Lene Fredborg" wrote:

What Richard explained should do exactly what you want if your header or
footer contains only a page number inserted via Insert Page Numbers or
via
the Header and Footer toolbar (the page number on even pages will be
aligned
left, the page number on odd pages will be aligned right). The “Outside�
option only affects the page number, i.e. other types of content in the
header (or footer) will be placed identically on even and odd pages.

Another possibility that lets you set up different headers/footers on
even
and odd pages:
Select File Page Setup Layout tab. Below “Headers and Footers�,
select
“Different odd and even�.

Now go to the header or footer (depending on where your page number is
found). Note that you will now see the text “Even page header/footer�
and
“Odd page header/footer� above the headers/footers. Change the even and
odd
headers (or footers) to the layout you want.

--
Regards
Lene Fredborg
DocTools – Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation – add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"blu_lagoon" wrote:

Thanks, but that's not it. I want to "alternate" the page numbers
between
left and right side of the document. Anyone else know? I did this once
but
can't find it again.


"Richard O. Neville" wrote:

In the Insert Page Numbers dialog box, there is a drop-down list
called
"Alignment." Select "Outside" to get what you want.

"blu_lagoon" wrote in message
...
How do I alternate page numbers in a document? Ex: p. 1 is on the
right of
the page, p.2 is on the left of the page, p.3 is on the right of
the page,
etc. etc.