Page Numbering Backwards

[Guest]

In Word 2003, is there a way to number pages backwards? For example, the
document has one section with 85 pages. I would like the first page to be
numbered 85, the second page 84, the third page 83, etc.

 

[Tony Jollans]

Instead of a normal page number field, you can use ..

{ = { numpages } - { page } + 1 }

(where the braces are all entered via Ctrl+F9)

 

[Guest]

It worked! Thank you very much.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Since H. B. says he has several sections, he may need:

{ = { sectionpages} - { page } + 1 }


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

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[Guest]

Suzanne,

I have only one section, as noted in my origiinal post. I will, however,
keep your solution in mind for documents with more than one section. Thanks.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I misunderstood your saying, "For example, the document has one section with
85 pages," to mean that there were other sections with different numbers of
pages.

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

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Suzanne,

I have only one section, as noted in my origiinal post. I will, however,
keep your solution in mind for documents with more than one section. Thanks.