Number every other page sequentially- Can it be done?

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tmj@mfs

I'm trying to create a document where the even numbered pages will have
pictures/graphs and all the text will be on the odd pages. However, I would
like to have the page numbers listed only on the pages with text.
Furthermore, I would like to have the numbers on the text pages be sequenial.
For example, I want the first page of text to have page number 1, the second
page of text (which would be the third page of the document since page two
has a picture) to read page 2, etc.

Is this possible?

Thanks so much for any help you can throw my way!
 
You need to do two things. (1) Create different odd and even headers/footers.
(2) Create a page field which will divide the page number by two.

Part one: Open the header and footer menu. In the header/footer toolbar,
click on the page setup icon. On the layout tab, check off "different odd and
even."

Part two is just a little more complicated. You want to enter two fields,
one inside the other. At the place you want to insert the page number, goto
Insert > Field

At the Field menu: type in discription area: = /2 + 0.5
Then ok.

It should give you a "Syntax Error!"
Toggle the Field by pressing Alt-F9.
Now it should read: { = /2 + 0.5 \* MERGFORMAT }
Move your cursor between the "=" and "/" (you'll need to add a space).
Insert another field: Insert > Field.
At the Field menu, select "PAGE" from the Field names, and then ok.
Now, you should have:
{ = { PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT } /2 + 0.5 \* MERGEFORMAT }
Delete the "\* MERGEFORMAT after PAGE.
Now, you should have:
{ = { PAGE } /2 + 0.5 \* MERGEFORMAT }

Now, toggle Alt+F9 again. You're done.

I've assumed that the text is on the odd page, if you want the page number
on the even page, then you don't need "+ 0.5".

Steven Craig Miller
 
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