Incorrect page numbers

T

THANSEN

I keep having this problem. Example: I have a 10 page document, plus the
cover page plus a 2 page table of contents. In the actual document (header
and footer) I only want the page numbers of the actual document, not
including the cover page and the TOC. But each time I try to use "page x of
y" it will give the the correct value for "X" but not for "y". In other
words, I want it to say Page 1 of 10, not 1 of 13. Andy because the
document is always being revised, I can't put "10" in manually - my boss
wants it to automatically update when any changes are made to the document.
Any help, suggestions, comments? Thanks
 
B

Beth Melton

What you need to do is count the pages in the section instead of the entire
document so you need to use the {SectionPages} field instead of the
{NumPages} field.

Delete the total page number field, press Ctrl+F9, type SectionPages between
the braces, and then press F9 to update the field.

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