Number every other page sequentially- Can it be done?

[tmj@mfs]

I'm trying to create a document where the even numbered pages will have
pictures/graphs and all the text will be on the odd pages. However, I would
like to have the page numbers listed only on the pages with text.
Furthermore, I would like to have the numbers on the text pages be sequenial.
For example, I want the first page of text to have page number 1, the second
page of text (which would be the third page of the document since page two
has a picture) to read page 2, etc.

Is this possible?

Thanks so much for any help you can throw my way!

 

[StevenM]

You need to do two things. (1) Create different odd and even headers/footers.
(2) Create a page field which will divide the page number by two.

Part one: Open the header and footer menu. In the header/footer toolbar,
click on the page setup icon. On the layout tab, check off "different odd and
even."

Part two is just a little more complicated. You want to enter two fields,
one inside the other. At the place you want to insert the page number, goto
Insert > Field

At the Field menu: type in discription area: = /2 + 0.5
Then ok.

It should give you a "Syntax Error!"
Toggle the Field by pressing Alt-F9.
Now it should read: { = /2 + 0.5 \* MERGFORMAT }
Move your cursor between the "=" and "/" (you'll need to add a space).
Insert another field: Insert > Field.
At the Field menu, select "PAGE" from the Field names, and then ok.
Now, you should have:
{ = { PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT } /2 + 0.5 \* MERGEFORMAT }
Delete the "\* MERGEFORMAT after PAGE.
Now, you should have:
{ = { PAGE } /2 + 0.5 \* MERGEFORMAT }

Now, toggle Alt+F9 again. You're done.

I've assumed that the text is on the odd page, if you want the page number
on the even page, then you don't need "+ 0.5".

Steven Craig Miller