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Word provides a few shortcuts that allow you to insert common fields into your documents. If you have a need to insert the PAGE field often, then you will be interested in this shortcut. (The PAGE field automatically reflects the page number on which it is placed. For instance, if the PAGE field is inserted on page 4 of your document, it is replaced with a 4. If editing subsequently changes that page on which the PAGE field is located, the field is replaced with the then-current page number when your fields are updated.)
To insert a PAGE field where your insertion point is located, simply press Shift+Alt+P. The PAGE field is inserted, updated, and automatically formatted with the Page Number character format.
You should note that it is possible for the Shift+Alt+P shortcut to be "hijacked" by some other part of your system. For instance, in some versions of Windows pressing this shortcut key brings up the Windows Media Player; Word never gets a chance to act upon the shortcut. In that case, there is nothing you can do (short of removing, deactivating, or reprogramming whatever program is hijacking the shortcut key) except to insert the PAGE field the old fashioned way—by using the menus or toolbars to insert the field.
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2017-01-11 06:10:41
Cláudio
Hello,
I am writing a document that has
attachments.
The page numbering for those attachments is: A-1;A-2;A-3; (...)
Is there any way to customize my page numbering to show that? and then at my TOC, that it also shows as indicated?
If I had something like: {"A-" PAGE} and that it would appear at my TOC it would be perfect...
Thanks,
Cláudio
2015-04-07 00:50:33
Rudger Clawson
Alice,
Shortcut to enter page numbers:
Alt+I -> U
2015-03-03 15:27:41
Alice Waters
I want to know the short cut for entering the page numbers as 1 of 2.
2013-08-28 12:32:47
awyatt
Cristy,
What you are seeing is the field code, but you want to see the field results. Put the insertion point within the code you note and press F9. That should collapse the single field.
If you are seeing field codes throughout the entire document (not just this one), then press Alt+F9. It is a toggle that changes between the display of all field codes and all field results.
-Allen
2013-08-28 12:26:57
Cristy
I pressed ctrl + f9 and now everytime I insert page numbers in MS Word documents the page numbers don't appear. Instead, something like this appears { PAGE * MERGEFORMAT }
How do I cancel this? I want to insert page numbers and actually see the page number, not this.
Thank you!
2013-08-14 02:44:29
JB Shaik
A document contains 3 sections, out of them first section doesn't need page number. From the second section onwards, it is required page number to be started from 1 of total number of remaining two sections. EX: Page X of Y where X is page number starting from second section and Y is (pages of sections 2 & 3).
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