Weird Page Numbering System

[Keli Caringi]

I'm very doubtful if this is possible, but it's being requested. I am
creating two training manuals in one. The instructors have requested that on
the left side they see the training guide and on the right side they see the
student guide. They would like to have the left & right page have the same
page number (ie. cover page 1, table of contents 2 & 2, page 3 & 3, ect.)
Besides the obvious typing in the numbers on each page, is there a way to
insert the same page number on multiple pages?

 

[Ed Bennett]

I'm very doubtful if this is possible, but it's being requested. I am
creating two training manuals in one. The instructors have requested that on
the left side they see the training guide and on the right side they see the
student guide. They would like to have the left & right page have the same
page number (ie. cover page 1, table of contents 2 & 2, page 3 & 3, ect.)
Besides the obvious typing in the numbers on each page, is there a way to
insert the same page number on multiple pages?

If you wait until your publication is absolutely finished before adding
the page numbers, you could write a macro in Publisher VBA to create the
page numbers automatically, rather than doing each one manually.
Unfortunately you'd have to code this yourself, as there is no Macro
Recorder in Publisher.

 

[Keli Caringi]

If I have to add pages later, will the macros adjust or would I have to redo
it?

 

[Ed Bennett]

If I have to add pages later, will the macros adjust or would I have to redo
it?

If you added pages at the end, not really. Well, a tiny amount of tweaking.

If you added pages in the middle, maybe. Depends how and by whom it was
written.

 

[Keli Caringi]

I'm looking up how to write one in Visual Basics, any suggestions?

 

[Ed Bennett]

I'm looking up how to write one in Visual Basics, any suggestions?

Is that a macro in Publisher VBA or an add-in or automated solution
using the full Visual Basic product? Visual Basic Classic (VB6 or
earlier) or Visual Basic .NET (2002, 2003, or 2005)?

 

[Keli Caringi]

I was looking in Publisher Microsoft Visual Basics, but I don't have a clue

 

[Ed Bennett]

I was looking in Publisher Microsoft Visual Basics, but I don't have a clue
on what to do once I got in there. Which program do you recommend?

a) The main product name is Visual *Basic*, not Visual Basics. This
comes from the older computer language "BASIC", which stood for
Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.

b) The version that is included with Publisher (and other Office
applications) is called Visual Basic for Applications (or VBA), as it is
tied down to a specific application rather than being a fully-featured
programming language.

c) If you do not have the full Visual Basic product, then do not
purchase it specifically for this task. If you do, then using that may
be more appropriate than using Publisher VBA.

d) I'm currently writing an extended article on Publisher VBA. The first
three segments are available starting at
http://ed.mvps.org/Static.aspx?=Publisher/vba. Note that this is a
work-in-progress and is by no means finished yet.

e) If you have no idea how to write VB or VBA code, then you're going to
have a bit of a learning curve before you can write the code you need.
Practise makes perfect.

f) Contact me privately if you want the code written for you instead.