consecutively number cards in large font

[Diane Hazen]

I want to number 200 4x6 cards in 80 pt font to use as bid cards--without
having to create and manually type in each number. I've tried page number has
a header, but can't get large font. Suggestions?

 

[Chuck Davis]

I want to number 200 4x6 cards in 80 pt font to use as bid cards--without
having to create and manually type in each number. I've tried page number
has
a header, but can't get large font. Suggestions?

Create an Excel file with numbers 1 to 200. Place a 1 in the first cell and
then drag the right corner of the cell down until you reach 200. Then Mail
merge.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The mail merge Chuck suggests will certainly work, but there's no reason you
can't use the page number. Don't try to use the Insert | Page Numbers
feature. This puts the page number in a frame. Although the frame size is
automatic, and it should grow when you increase the font size, there are
sometimes problems with this. Instead:

1. View | Header and Footer. This opens the header pane.

2. Ctrl+E to center the header paragraph.

3. Click on the Insert Page Number button to insert a { PAGE } field.

4. Select the page number and change the font size as desired. You are not
limited to the listed font sizes; you can type in any size from 1 to 1,638
in half-point increments, then press Enter.

Also, note that the page number doesn't have to be in the header; it can be
anywhere on the page. If (as I suspect) the number is going to be the only
thing on the page, then it will be much easier to do the following:

1. On the Layout tab of Page Setup, set the vertical alignment to Center.

2. In the document, Ctrl+E to center the paragraph horizontally.

3. Type "PAGE" (without the quotation marks).

4. Select what you just typed and press Ctrl+F9, then F9.

5. Select the page number and format the font as above.