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Old June 13th, 2004, 05:31 PM
JethroUK©
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Is there a method of omitting page number on 1st and retaining the rest of
headers/footers (so it doesn't have to be typed in again)

someone suggested:

{ IF { Page } 1 "{ Page }" }

sounds logical, but i cant get this to work at all - do fields use IF
operator?


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Old June 13th, 2004, 09:04 PM
garfield-n-odie
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You're close... the field is { IF { PAGE } 1, { PAGE } }. Another way
to do this is to click on File | Page Setup | Layout | check the
"Different first page" box.


JethroUK© wrote:
Is there a method of omitting page number on 1st and retaining the rest of
headers/footers (so it doesn't have to be typed in again)

someone suggested:

{ IF { Page } 1 "{ Page }" }

sounds logical, but i cant get this to work at all - do fields use IF
operator?



  #3  
Old June 13th, 2004, 09:17 PM
Greg Maxey
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g-n-o,

Why the comma?

Jethro,

Yours should work as well. The speach marks are extraneous.
Are you sure that you are using CTRL+F9 to enter all pairs of field code
brackets?

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garfield-n-odie wrote:
You're close... the field is { IF { PAGE } 1, { PAGE } }. Another
way
to do this is to click on File | Page Setup | Layout | check the
"Different first page" box.


JethroUK© wrote:
Is there a method of omitting page number on 1st and retaining the
rest of headers/footers (so it doesn't have to be typed in again)

someone suggested:

{ IF { Page } 1 "{ Page }" }

sounds logical, but i cant get this to work at all - do fields use IF
operator?



  #4  
Old June 13th, 2004, 10:53 PM
garfield-n-odie
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Default Omit Page # on first page

Sorry, Greg and Jethro, just a habit from Excel. The comma isn't
absolutely necessary in this case, but doesn't hurt in this case either.


Greg Maxey wrote:

g-n-o,

Why the comma?

Jethro,

Yours should work as well. The speach marks are extraneous.
Are you sure that you are using CTRL+F9 to enter all pairs of field code
brackets?


  #5  
Old June 13th, 2004, 11:07 PM
JethroUK©
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Default Omit Page # on first page

CTRL F9 was my problem - i entered it all manually - thanx


"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
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g-n-o,

Why the comma?

Jethro,

Yours should work as well. The speach marks are extraneous.
Are you sure that you are using CTRL+F9 to enter all pairs of field code
brackets?

--
Greg Maxey
A peer in "peer to peer" support
Rockledge, FL
To e-mail, edit out the "w...spam" in

garfield-n-odie wrote:
You're close... the field is { IF { PAGE } 1, { PAGE } }. Another
way
to do this is to click on File | Page Setup | Layout | check the
"Different first page" box.


JethroUK© wrote:
Is there a method of omitting page number on 1st and retaining the
rest of headers/footers (so it doesn't have to be typed in again)

someone suggested:

{ IF { Page } 1 "{ Page }" }

sounds logical, but i cant get this to work at all - do fields use IF
operator?





  #6  
Old June 13th, 2004, 11:10 PM
JethroUK©
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Default Omit Page # on first page

'different 1st page' sections the doc doesn't it? - so you have to enter 2
sets of headers/footers, which is very untidy

it would be better if Word entered the condition instead of breaking up the
document


"garfield-n-odie" wrote in message
...
You're close... the field is { IF { PAGE } 1, { PAGE } }. Another way
to do this is to click on File | Page Setup | Layout | check the
"Different first page" box.


JethroUK© wrote:
Is there a method of omitting page number on 1st and retaining the rest

of
headers/footers (so it doesn't have to be typed in again)

someone suggested:

{ IF { Page } 1 "{ Page }" }

sounds logical, but i cant get this to work at all - do fields use IF
operator?





  #7  
Old June 13th, 2004, 11:36 PM
garfield-n-odie
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Default Omit Page # on first page

Selecting "different first page" does not create a new section. If you
don't want anything in the first page header and footer, you don't have
to create them... just create one header and footer on page 2. Like
many things in Word, there's more than one way to do something, and this
is just a different way. I offered it as a suggestion because today
another poster was offered a solution involving fields and replied
"Yikes, I don't know anything about fields... hieroglyphics... is there
another way?"


JethroUK© wrote:

'different 1st page' sections the doc doesn't it? - so you have to enter 2
sets of headers/footers, which is very untidy

it would be better if Word entered the condition instead of breaking up the
document


"garfield-n-odie" wrote in message
...

You're close... the field is { IF { PAGE } 1, { PAGE } }. Another way
to do this is to click on File | Page Setup | Layout | check the
"Different first page" box.


JethroUK© wrote:

Is there a method of omitting page number on 1st and retaining the rest


of

headers/footers (so it doesn't have to be typed in again)

someone suggested:

{ IF { Page } 1 "{ Page }" }

sounds logical, but i cant get this to work at all - do fields use IF
operator?






  #8  
Old June 14th, 2004, 01:17 AM
JethroUK©
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"garfield-n-odie" wrote in message
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Selecting "different first page" does not create a new section.


then what does it do?

i need to use the simplest way to setup headers/footers, but leave out page
numbering on 1 st page - when using built-in methods it sections off the 1st
page, so any other header/footer information has to be repeated in 2nd page
(section)



If you
don't want anything in the first page header and footer, you don't have
to create them... just create one header and footer on page 2. Like
many things in Word, there's more than one way to do something, and this
is just a different way. I offered it as a suggestion because today
another poster was offered a solution involving fields and replied
"Yikes, I don't know anything about fields... hieroglyphics... is there
another way?"


JethroUK© wrote:

'different 1st page' sections the doc doesn't it? - so you have to enter

2
sets of headers/footers, which is very untidy

it would be better if Word entered the condition instead of breaking up

the
document


"garfield-n-odie" wrote in message
...

You're close... the field is { IF { PAGE } 1, { PAGE } }. Another way
to do this is to click on File | Page Setup | Layout | check the
"Different first page" box.


JethroUK© wrote:

Is there a method of omitting page number on 1st and retaining the rest


of

headers/footers (so it doesn't have to be typed in again)

someone suggested:

{ IF { Page } 1 "{ Page }" }

sounds logical, but i cant get this to work at all - do fields use IF
operator?








  #9  
Old June 14th, 2004, 01:44 AM
garfield-n-odie
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For what you want to do with the page number, either method is equally
"simple" IMHO. Some people want different text and/or graphics in the
header/footer of the first page than other pages (e.g., electronic
letterhead, running heads), and "different first page" allows for this
without having to insert a section break.


JethroUK© wrote:

"garfield-n-odie" wrote in message
...

Selecting "different first page" does not create a new section.



then what does it do?

i need to use the simplest way to setup headers/footers, but leave out page
numbering on 1 st page - when using built-in methods it sections off the 1st
page, so any other header/footer information has to be repeated in 2nd page
(section)




If you
don't want anything in the first page header and footer, you don't have
to create them... just create one header and footer on page 2. Like
many things in Word, there's more than one way to do something, and this
is just a different way. I offered it as a suggestion because today
another poster was offered a solution involving fields and replied
"Yikes, I don't know anything about fields... hieroglyphics... is there
another way?"


JethroUK© wrote:


'different 1st page' sections the doc doesn't it? - so you have to enter


2

sets of headers/footers, which is very untidy

it would be better if Word entered the condition instead of breaking up


the

document


"garfield-n-odie" wrote in message
...


You're close... the field is { IF { PAGE } 1, { PAGE } }. Another way
to do this is to click on File | Page Setup | Layout | check the
"Different first page" box.


JethroUK© wrote:


Is there a method of omitting page number on 1st and retaining the rest

of


headers/footers (so it doesn't have to be typed in again)

someone suggested:

{ IF { Page } 1 "{ Page }" }

sounds logical, but i cant get this to work at all - do fields use IF
operator?







  #10  
Old June 14th, 2004, 09:31 AM
Margaret Aldis
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Default Omit Page # on first page


"JethroUK©" wrote in message
...

"garfield-n-odie" wrote in message
...
Selecting "different first page" does not create a new section.


then what does it do?


Creates (or rather, gives visibility to) a separate header and footer for
the first page of the section or doc. Similarly, 'Different Odd and Even'
gives visibility to a separate 'even' header and footer.

i need to use the simplest way to setup headers/footers, but leave out

page
numbering on 1 st page - when using built-in methods it sections off the

1st
page, so any other header/footer information has to be repeated in 2nd

page
(section)


You are right that you need to set up the headers and footers in two places
if you use different 1st page - but it is confusing to think of this as
'sectioning off' - there is no Word Section Break involved. If you set this
up in a template it's a once-off copying operation - use temporary page
breaks so you can see all the headers and footers while you work on them,
then delete the page breaks. Thereafter, those headers and footers will
appear/disappear according to the pages you have and the 'different first
page' page layout switch.

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Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org


 




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