I just had this same issue answered in post titled "Want Automatic Numbering
to start on second page."
I'll include what the expert (Jay Freedman) said below, but here are my
simple instructions for what I did in document that worked:
Insert Section Break after cover page.
Instead of using “Autotext†option for automatic numbering, insert fields
manually: (Page ___ of ___)
After typing "Page" in footer:
Tool menu: Insert > Field
The first field is “Pageâ€
After inserting, highlight page # and select “Format Page Number†from
toolbar and change to page 1 since you don't want the cover page to be
counted.
After space and “of†and another space:
Tool menu: Insert > Field
The second field is “SectionPagesâ€
Good luck!
Malia
Answer from Jay Freedman:
The "Page X of Y" autotext uses two fields. The X is a {PAGE} field that
shows the current page number, taking restarts into account. The Y is a
{NUMPAGES} field, which always shows the total number of pages in the entire
document. In your case, with a section break to restart numbering at 1 on the
second page, you want to replace the {NUMPAGES} field with a {SECTIONPAGES}
field to show only the number of pages in section 2.
There's another way to get the same result, without a section break but
starting the page numbering at 0 on the first page and using an empty
"different first page" footer. In the primary footer (showing on all the
pages except the first), replace the {NUMPAGES} field with the nested formula
field { = {NUMPAGES} - 1 }
Select the existing {NUMPAGES} field and then use Ctrl+F9 to insert the
outer set of field markers, and type in the rest of the field code.
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