Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated October 26, 2023)
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
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2020-07-05 04:36:50
Shervin Marsh
Thanks. That was just the tip I needed.
2017-05-09 05:34:00
Pam Wells
Using 2 pages [A5] to A4 - 2 pages per sheet - I, cannot seem to get the page numbers in the centre of both pages, as I have different margins left and right, for binding as a book. Is it possible to centre the both?
2017-03-10 13:25:28
Ashley
Worked like a charm, I haven't tried printing yet but this is making life such a breeze compared to trying to deal with columns in a long document. Thank you.
2017-01-09 01:42:57
Nasrullah
I have a word document with multiple pages. In the header, I want to mentioned page number of the current page and in the footer I want to add reference to next page (just like continued on page 2). I have tried this but the word inserts the same page numbers in both the fields.
2016-05-03 16:47:03
Steven D. Greco
I have a similar problem as Stregevsky.
I create 8-1/2x11 manuals to MIL Spec and have diagrams that are on 11x17. Each 11x17 must have two page numbers together (e.i. 3-3/3-4). the first number of each page number is the chapter number and the second number is the page number. Presently, I generate the first number and then manually type in the second number.
I must also create a table of contents that include both page numbers automatically. Presently, I manually type in the second number.
2016-03-25 12:28:44
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Unfortunately, this won't yield the result I need. I'm writing a technical proposal whose client allows double-size (11 by 17-inch) pages; BUT each double-size page must count--and be numbered--as two pages. And the proposal must be numbered straight-through, from pages 1 to 35.
I have a table that fills three 11 by 17 pages. The table comes in the middle of the 35-page proposal. So it will need to be numbered like this:
13-14
15-16
17-18
Since the table is 15 inches wide, must span the entire width, I can't partition the physical page visually into two logical pages.
Any suggestions?
2016-03-09 20:59:49
Josue Francois
Awesome. I never heard about this one. Thanks for sharing it.
2015-08-24 21:31:10
John Graham
Dear Allen Wyatt
I used the 'two pages to a sheet' setting in Page Setup yesterday to facilitate page numbers.
I wished to add some extra text to the odd and even pages. The extra text to the odd pages (left) is the same for all odd page but the extra text for the even pages (right) will need to change as the chapters change. I thought I could do this by de-selecting 'Link to previous' but I can only delete the extra text before the chapter I started on. If I try to delete the extra text after the chapter I'm working on, it deletes all the extra text on the even pages (right). Can you help with this?
The other thing I noticed is that when adjusting the margins using two pages to a sheet the inside and outside margins appear to set the opposite margins.
Regards John
2015-01-19 20:16:07
Rosie
When using the mergeformat field codes, I get a syntax error with the second code: {= {PAGE} *2 * MERGEFORMAT }
Do you know how to fix this?
I'm using Word 2011 on a Mac.
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