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Old December 19th, 2007, 06:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.formatting.longdocs
Hardy[_2_]
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Default Syntax Problem with footer on last page

Hi,

I am trying to get a different footer on my last page. I have
inserted;

IF {PAGE} = {NUMPAGES} "Last Page" "Not Last Page"

into the footer having pressed ,ctrl.F9. But is says "Not Last Page"
for all 3 pages in my simple test document. Curiously, if I take the
single space either side of the "=" sign, then it changes to "Last
Page" for all 3 pages.

As I mentioned, it is a simple test document, with no section breaks
or anything, so any other trouble-shooting advice gratefully received.

Hardy
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Old December 20th, 2007, 12:44 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.formatting.longdocs
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default Syntax Problem with footer on last page

Did you insert both { PAGE } and { NUMPAGES } as fields as well?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Hardy" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am trying to get a different footer on my last page. I have
inserted;

IF {PAGE} = {NUMPAGES} "Last Page" "Not Last Page"

into the footer having pressed ,ctrl.F9. But is says "Not Last Page"
for all 3 pages in my simple test document. Curiously, if I take the
single space either side of the "=" sign, then it changes to "Last
Page" for all 3 pages.

As I mentioned, it is a simple test document, with no section breaks
or anything, so any other trouble-shooting advice gratefully received.

Hardy



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Old December 20th, 2007, 08:54 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.formatting.longdocs
Hardy[_2_]
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Default Syntax Problem with footer on last page

No! Aha! That's the solution. I thought manually doing the brackets
would have worked and didn't realise had to do ctrl F9 for those as
well. Thanks v. much for your help!

On 19 Dec, 23:44, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Did you insert both { PAGE } and { NUMPAGES } as fields as well?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Hardy" wrote in message

...



Hi,


I am trying to get a different footer on my last page. I have
inserted;


IF {PAGE} = {NUMPAGES} "Last Page" "Not Last Page"


into the footer having pressed ,ctrl.F9. But is says "Not Last Page"
for all 3 pages in my simple test document. Curiously, if I take the
single space either side of the "=" sign, then it changes to "Last
Page" for all 3 pages.


As I mentioned, it is a simple test document, with no section breaks
or anything, so any other trouble-shooting advice gratefully received.


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Old December 20th, 2007, 09:10 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.formatting.longdocs
Hardy[_2_]
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Default Syntax Problem with footer on last page

But is it possible to replace "Last Page" with a graphic? I've tried
various ways of doing this, but not worked. I am sure I read
somewhere else on here that this is possible.

On 20 Dec, 07:54, Hardy wrote:
No! Aha! That's the solution. I thought manually doing the brackets
would have worked and didn't realise had to do ctrl F9 for those as
well. Thanks v. much for your help!But

On 19 Dec, 23:44, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:



Did you insert both { PAGE } and { NUMPAGES } as fields as well?


--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA


"Hardy" wrote in message


...


Hi,


I am trying to get a different footer on my last page. I have
inserted;


IF {PAGE} = {NUMPAGES} "Last Page" "Not Last Page"


into the footer having pressed ,ctrl.F9. But is says "Not Last Page"
for all 3 pages in my simple test document. Curiously, if I take the
single space either side of the "=" sign, then it changes to "Last
Page" for all 3 pages.


As I mentioned, it is a simple test document, with no section breaks
or anything, so any other trouble-shooting advice gratefully received.


Hardy- Hide quoted text -


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Old December 20th, 2007, 11:53 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.formatting.longdocs
Graham Mayor
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Default Syntax Problem with footer on last page

Yes of course. You can insert just about anything between the quotes instead
of 'last page' or 'not last page', including your graphic. Don't forget to
update the field after editing it.
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Hardy wrote:
But is it possible to replace "Last Page" with a graphic? I've tried
various ways of doing this, but not worked. I am sure I read
somewhere else on here that this is possible.

On 20 Dec, 07:54, Hardy wrote:
No! Aha! That's the solution. I thought manually doing the brackets
would have worked and didn't realise had to do ctrl F9 for those as
well. Thanks v. much for your help!But

On 19 Dec, 23:44, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:



Did you insert both { PAGE } and { NUMPAGES } as fields as well?


--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA


"Hardy" wrote in message


...


Hi,


I am trying to get a different footer on my last page. I have
inserted;


IF {PAGE} = {NUMPAGES} "Last Page" "Not Last Page"


into the footer having pressed ,ctrl.F9. But is says "Not Last
Page" for all 3 pages in my simple test document. Curiously, if I
take the single space either side of the "=" sign, then it changes
to "Last Page" for all 3 pages.


As I mentioned, it is a simple test document, with no section
breaks or anything, so any other trouble-shooting advice
gratefully received.


Hardy- Hide quoted text -


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Old December 20th, 2007, 04:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.formatting.longdocs
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default Syntax Problem with footer on last page

You can also use the Insert Page Number and Insert Number of Pages buttons
on the Header and Footer toolbar to insert these fields.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Hardy" wrote in message
...
No! Aha! That's the solution. I thought manually doing the brackets
would have worked and didn't realise had to do ctrl F9 for those as
well. Thanks v. much for your help!

On 19 Dec, 23:44, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Did you insert both { PAGE } and { NUMPAGES } as fields as well?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Hardy" wrote in message

...



Hi,


I am trying to get a different footer on my last page. I have
inserted;


IF {PAGE} = {NUMPAGES} "Last Page" "Not Last Page"


into the footer having pressed ,ctrl.F9. But is says "Not Last Page"
for all 3 pages in my simple test document. Curiously, if I take the
single space either side of the "=" sign, then it changes to "Last
Page" for all 3 pages.


As I mentioned, it is a simple test document, with no section breaks
or anything, so any other trouble-shooting advice gratefully received.


Hardy- Hide quoted text -


- Show quoted text -




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Old December 21st, 2007, 04:27 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.formatting.longdocs
Hardy[_2_]
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Default Syntax Problem with footer on last page

After a bit of trial and error, I've finally got my last page graphic
sorted. Thanks for your help and Happy Holidays!!!

On 20 Dec, 15:50, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
You can also use the Insert Page Number and Insert Number of Pages buttons
on the Header and Footer toolbar to insert these fields.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Hardy" wrote in message

...



No! Aha! That's the solution. *I thought manually doing the brackets
would have worked and didn't realise had to do ctrl F9 for those as
well. *Thanks v. much for your help!


On 19 Dec, 23:44, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Did you insert both { PAGE } and { NUMPAGES } as fields as well?


--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA


"Hardy" wrote in message


....


Hi,


I am trying to get a different footer on my last page. *I have
inserted;


IF {PAGE} = {NUMPAGES} "Last Page" "Not Last Page"


into the footer having pressed ,ctrl.F9. *But is says "Not Last Page"
for all 3 pages in my simple test document. *Curiously, if I take the
single space either side of the "=" sign, then it changes to "Last
Page" for all 3 pages.


As I mentioned, it is a simple test document, with no section breaks
or anything, so any other trouble-shooting advice gratefully received..


Hardy- Hide quoted text -


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Old December 21st, 2007, 04:37 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.formatting.longdocs
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default Syntax Problem with footer on last page

Graphics can always be a bit of a problem. One way to deal with inserting a
graphic in a field is to save the graphic as an AutoText entry and then
insert the AutoText entry (or an AutoText field) in the IF field. If the
problem is with placement of the graphic, it's possible that adding a \*
MERGEFORMAT switch would help, as it would (theoretically) preserve any
formatting you applied to the graphic after inserting it in the field.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Hardy" wrote in message
...
After a bit of trial and error, I've finally got my last page graphic
sorted. Thanks for your help and Happy Holidays!!!

On 20 Dec, 15:50, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
You can also use the Insert Page Number and Insert Number of Pages buttons
on the Header and Footer toolbar to insert these fields.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Hardy" wrote in message

...



No! Aha! That's the solution. I thought manually doing the brackets
would have worked and didn't realise had to do ctrl F9 for those as
well. Thanks v. much for your help!


On 19 Dec, 23:44, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Did you insert both { PAGE } and { NUMPAGES } as fields as well?


--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA


"Hardy" wrote in message


...


Hi,


I am trying to get a different footer on my last page. I have
inserted;


IF {PAGE} = {NUMPAGES} "Last Page" "Not Last Page"


into the footer having pressed ,ctrl.F9. But is says "Not Last Page"
for all 3 pages in my simple test document. Curiously, if I take the
single space either side of the "=" sign, then it changes to "Last
Page" for all 3 pages.


As I mentioned, it is a simple test document, with no section breaks
or anything, so any other trouble-shooting advice gratefully
received.


Hardy- Hide quoted text -


- Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -


- Show quoted text -



 




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