field formula in a footer

[Geoff]

{{ numpages }-1 } doesn't work in the footer. Why?

 

[Lene Fredborg]

You are missing an equal sign between the first two brackets:
{ ={ numpages }-1 }

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[macropod]

Hi Geoff,

As Lene said, you need the '=' sign. Also, the field braces (ie '{}') must be created via Ctrl-F9 - you can't simply type them in.