Headers with pagination - Word 2003

[Little Lil]

How do you start a header in a document with a pagination number of 2
starting on document page number 3?

 

[Greg Maxey]

Littel Lil,

I would do it with the field code:

{IF{PAGE} > 2{=({PAGE}-1)}} Where each pair of field code braces "{ }" is
entered with CTRL=F9. Toggle field code display with ALT+f9

Another way is to insert a section break (Insert>Break>Next Page} at the end
of page 2. Open the header then click the format page number icon and
select Start at and enter 2. Then use the insert page number to insert the
field.

 

[Stefan Blom]

Inserting sections is the only way if the document needs a table of
contents; otherwise, page numbering will be incorrect for the TOC.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can avoid a calculated page number by starting the numbering at 0. Since
there will be no number on the first page, this will not be an issue.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In this specific instance, it can be done with an IF field and page
numbering set to start at 0. Page numbers will not be calculated and hence
will be correct in the TOC.

 

[Little Lil]

Thank you Suzanne,

but when I went into my document this time, out of nowhere appeared a button
'link to previous' which I swear was not there the last time I used Word. It
solved all my problems.
Thanks anyway...

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This button is inactive unless you have more than one section. My point was
that you do not need to insert a section break to accomplish this if you use
this IF field:

{ IF { PAGE } > 1 { PAGE } }

and set the starting page number to 0. Page numbers in the TOC will be
correct.

 

[Little Lil]

Thanks Suzanne...

This button is inactive unless you have more than one section. My point was
that you do not need to insert a section break to accomplish this if you use
this IF field:

{ IF { PAGE } > 1 { PAGE } }

and set the starting page number to 0. Page numbers in the TOC will be
correct.

 

[Stefan Blom]

An excellent solution to the problem! Why didn't I think of that one?

Stefan Blom

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I think the fact that you can start numbering at 0 is not at all obvious
(and you can do it only with arabic numbering, of course, not roman
numerals), but Word uses this feature to make an envelope page 0 when
attached to a document. When a number is not going to be printed on the
first page of a document anyway, it's a handy workaround.