Consecutively Numbering Pages Across a Large Number of Files

[Brian Smith]

I'm trying to consecutively number pages across a large number (~50) of
files that are all in the same folder. I'm trying to use the IncludeText
field tip that Cindy Meister mentions on her website
(http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/NbrFAQ.htm#PgOverDc). I've been
able to link 10 files together correctly but with document #11 I'm getting a
message saying "Fields are nested too deeply." I'm not nesting fields unless
the chain of linked files is considered nesting. Is this the case? I was
hoping this solution would work on any number of files. How do people who
put books together with a large number of chapters (as separate files)
handle consecutive page numbering? Does the IncludeText method actually work
with a large number of files? Is there a better method? I'm using Word 2003
under Windows XP.

Thanks in advance for any help/tips.

Brian

 

[Brian Smith]

Hi Brian,

Yes, Word is probably counting all the fields, right down the line...

You might be able to work around this if you set a REF field to the
bookmark of
an IncludeText field, bookmark that, then reference that bookmark in the
next
document. Worth a try, anyway...

Thanks for the advice. It seems to be working so far.

However, I've come across another problem which is really baffling. I have
my page number related code in the headers of the documents. If one of the
documents changes in length the following ones do not automatically update.
I thought going into Print Preview would do the trick but no luck. Even
printing doesn't work and I do have the options "Update Fields" and "Update
Links" (just in case Word considers the IncludeText field as linking)
checked. Only if I go into the headers and highlight the fields and press F9
do I get the results to update. Very annoying. Does the IncludeText field
not automatically update or is there a bug in Word 2003?

Thanks.

Brian

 

[Graham Mayor]

Updating of fields that are not in the text layer of the document can be a
bit fickle. The example macro at http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm
should do the job.

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