How do I get consecutive page numbers in all sections of a Word do

[Guest]

I am creating a manual that has different sections that are not sequential.
1, 2, 10 11, 12, 16 etc. I have tried to make the footers all "same as
previous section", but when I put in a auto page number reference in the
first section the numbering does not follow into the next section.

Other non changeable areas do continue throughout the footers for the
document.

Thanks,

John

 

[Guest]

On the "header/footer" toolbar that you get when you double click in the
footer, click on the "format page number" button. Then click the button that
says "continue from previous section". That'll do ya.

 

[Guest]

On the "header/footer" toolbar that you get when you double click in the
footer, click on the "format page number" button. Then click the button that
says "continue from previous section". That'll do ya.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply. I have gone to the "format page number" button and
changed all but the first section to "continue from the previous section"
button and I still have the page numbers that start over after about one
fourth of the way in the document.

Thanks,

John

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply. I have gone to the "format page number" button and
changed all but the first section to "continue from the previous section"
button and I still have the page numbers that start over after about one
fourth of the way in the document.

Thanks,

John

 

[Guest]

I'd be willing to bet that where the numbers start back at one, you have a
section break just prior. Look at the bottom left of the screen. You'll see
"Page X Section X X/XXX" Where X is any number. As you scroll through the
doc and pass a section break, the section number will change. Check your
"continue from..." setting on first page after the break. Have the "show
all" function on so you can see the section breaks also.

 

[Guest]

I'd be willing to bet that where the numbers start back at one, you have a
section break just prior. Look at the bottom left of the screen. You'll see
"Page X Section X X/XXX" Where X is any number. As you scroll through the
doc and pass a section break, the section number will change. Check your
"continue from..." setting on first page after the break. Have the "show
all" function on so you can see the section breaks also.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Jim!

You were correct, there was a mid page section brake that did not have an
easily accessible page break to link to the previous section.

Thanks again for all the help!

Tall John

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Jim!

You were correct, there was a mid page section brake that did not have an
easily accessible page break to link to the previous section.

Thanks again for all the help!

Tall John

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

As Jim suggests, you undoubtedly missed a section, probably because it's a
Continuous section in the middle of a page. Either insert a temporary page
break in that section to make the footer accessible, or, with the insertion
point in the troublesome section, use Insert | Page Numbers | Format...
Click OK to close the Format Page Number dialog, but be careful to click
Close instead of OK to close the Page Numbers dialog so you don't insert a
new page number.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

As Jim suggests, you undoubtedly missed a section, probably because it's a
Continuous section in the middle of a page. Either insert a temporary page
break in that section to make the footer accessible, or, with the insertion
point in the troublesome section, use Insert | Page Numbers | Format...
Click OK to close the Format Page Number dialog, but be careful to click
Close instead of OK to close the Page Numbers dialog so you don't insert a
new page number.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.