Page Numbering in Odd and Even Format

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Mare

Is it possible to have 2 different sets of page numberin
in the footer (1 set for "even" pages; 1 set for "odd"
pages). As an example, my left (even) page footer will
have a page number of "M1". I want the right (even) page
footer to be "1". The next "even" page will be M2; the
corresponding "odd" page will be "2".

Is there a way to set this up without having to type the
page numbers manually?

I have the document formatted with odd and even pages.

Thank you for you assistance.
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

You can do this, but be aware that you will not be able to generate a TOC
from these calculated page numbers.

1. In the odd footers, put this field:

{ = ( {PAGE} + 1)/2 }

2. In the even footers, put this expressionL

M{ = ( {PAGE} + 2)/2 }

In order to have a page facing page 1 (that is, a page M1), you would have
to use a page 0, but that can be done: in Format Page Number, set the
numbering to start from zero.
 
M

Mare

I tried this, but it is not working. Are there any spaces
between each character? (Doesn't seem to matter if there
is or not.). Do I type these fields right into the footer
area, or do I have to go through Insert > Field. If so,
then what? I use Word XP quite a lot, but this is beyond
my expertise.

Is there another way of doing this?

HELP!!
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

You can go through Insert | Field, but note that there are several fields
involved. The { PAGE } field can be inserted using the Insert Page Number
button on the Header and Footer toolbar. It's generally easier to construct
the fields by hand, but you have to use Ctrl+F9 to insert the field
delimiters (the things that look like braces but can't be entered from the
keyboard).
 
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