Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated February 10, 2024)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Figure 1. The Margins tab of the Page Setup dialog box.
{= {PAGE} *2-1 \* MERGEFORMAT } {= {PAGE} *2 \* MERGEFORMAT }Each pair of braces in this code is created by inserting a field using Ctrl+F9. In other words, position the insertion point where you want the first page number, press Ctrl+F9, and type the contents. To create the {PAGE} field, again press Ctrl+F9 and type the word PAGE within the resulting field braces. When you are done inserting the fields, they should look just like what is shown above. To find out more information on the topic of multiple page numbers per page, visit the Word MVP Web site:
https://wordmvp.com/FAQs/Formatting/Print2Pages.htm
WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (201) applies to Microsoft Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. You can find a version of this tip for the ribbon interface of Word (Word 2007 and later) here: Two Page Numbers per Physical Page.
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