Page Numbering and Headers-Footers Through Section Breaks

[Office User]

Sorry, I'm sure this answer is here somewhere, but can't see the forest for
the trees anymore. Have a 100-plus-page document, created with a 2007
template, which was then saved for compatibility with '03. First and
foremost, I'm trying to maintain page numbering throughout the many section
breaks, that is, not having it start back at "1" at the beginning of each
section. I also want to maintain the same header and footer throughout. I'll
put my dunce cap on now, thanks.

 

[Idaho Word Man]

You say it was created with 2007, but then saved for compatibility with 2003.
Which are you using to adjust the page numbers -- 2003 or 2007?

If you're using 2003, you need to open the footer, START IN THE LAST
SECTION, and link each header and footer to the previous one.

If you're using 2007, somebody else will need to answer your question. Sorry.

Fred

 

[Office User]

Thanks - using 2003 on this. Tried what you described but not sure I am doing
it correctly. When I click "link to previous" nothing happens, even though it
asks if I was to "delete this header/foot and connect to previous section."

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

"Link to Previous" is a red herring in this instance, since you don't have
to unlink sections to restart numbering, nor do you have to lnk them to make
the numbering continuous. What you have to do is use Format Page Number, in
each section, to change from "Start at 1" to "Continue from previous
section." In Word 2003, you'll find a Format Page Number button on the
Header & Footer toolbar.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Office User]

Thank you.

"Link to Previous" is a red herring in this instance, since you don't have
to unlink sections to restart numbering, nor do you have to lnk them to make
the numbering continuous. What you have to do is use Format Page Number, in
each section, to change from "Start at 1" to "Continue from previous
section." In Word 2003, you'll find a Format Page Number button on the
Header & Footer toolbar.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Office User]

Suzanne,

Unfortunately, I was unsuccessful. I customized the header/footer toolbar to
show the format page number button, and selected "Continue from pervious
section." Here are the problems I encoutered:

1. My document's first page (a cover) does not have a number, so the
document's second page is my "Page 1" -- this is exactly the way I want it.
However, when I open the header/footer view and select "continue from
previous section," this changed - whatever I type on the document's third
page (or "page 2"), shows up on the document's first page (it's cover).

2. When I do try to type a page number, it does not automatically follow the
format of the previous section's numbering, i.e., "Page 1, 2, 3, etc.,"

Attempted to learn about and then execute a macro (as suggested in one of
the posts on this site), but no joy.

Any help would be appreciated.

Best,
Ray

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You shouldn't have had to customize the Header & Footer toolbar to add the
Format Page Number button, which is there by default. If you don't want a
number on your cover page, you can start numbering at 0 (enabling "Different
first page" and leaving the First Page Header/Footer blank), or you can
insert a section break and restart numbering in Section 2. In every section
after that, you will need to use "Continue from previous section."

For more on the use of headers and footers and page numbering, see these
articles:

http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Numbering/PageNumbering.htm

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NumberingFrontMatter.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Office User]

Thank you, I'm sure once I go through these articles I will find my solution.
(Will post another reply as soon as I do)

Many thanks,
Ray