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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated October 24, 2019)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
If you already have headers and footers defined for your document, you can add a page number by simply editing the header or footer and then clicking on the Page Number tool on the header/footer toolbar. The page number is inserted at the location of your insertion point.
If the standard, run-of-the-mill page number does not fit your discriminating tastes, you may want to add page numbers to your headers or footers yourself. These types of page numbers can be rather fancy, if you like. For instance you may want a page number to say "Page 37" (special formatting with the word Page before the actual page number). To add page numbers in your headers and footers, follow these steps:
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2018-05-03 17:04:28
guyfromnola
The following code is inserting a page number for me, as desired. After trying several modifications, I'm not able to get it to insert the total page count. As an end result, I would like the right footer of the page to show X/Y where X is the page number and Y is the total page count. I need to achieve this through a macro, not a template. Yes, I have also played with the record macro feature, but still not getting anywhere. Any insight appreciated. Thanks
With ActiveDocument.Sections(1)
.Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).PageNumbers.Add PageNumberAlignment:=wdAlignPageNumberRight, FirstPage:=True
End With
2017-11-01 14:54:28
Danette
I have created a paper that contains 2 pages. I want to have each printed document have a sequential numbering convention (e.g. 100-09 (01C) to 100-09 (24C). The same document will be used with a convention of 1-48E. I am assuming I would have to create 2 documents to support the alpha-numeric indicator. How do I get a .DOCM to automatically create the 100-09 (01C) to 100-09 (24C) in the header field when I print the document (based on number of documents printed)?
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