When you are done inserting the fields, they should look just like what is shown above. To create the field, again press Ctrl+F9 and type the word PAGE within the resulting field braces.
If you want to remove the page number, select the field and delete it. If you want to see a page number, press Alt+F9. In other words, position the insertion point where you want the first page number, press Ctrl+F9, and type the contents. Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message.
#HOW DO I FORMAT PAGE NUMBERS IN WORD 2010 CODE#
The following two fields show, respectively, how you would create the page number for the left virtual page and the right virtual page on each printed page:Įach pair of braces in this code is created by inserting a field using Ctrl+F9. To place the page numbers (and have them work properly), you need to use calculations within nested fields.
If you are using an older version of Word, then you need to use the columns approach to set up your own virtual pages on each physical page. It will add 'Page of ' at the center of the footer: Sub InsertPageNumber () If <> wdPaneNone Then ActiveWindow.Panes (2).Close End If If wdNormalView Or ActiveWindow.Word takes care of placing two pages on each physical page printed.
#HOW DO I FORMAT PAGE NUMBERS IN WORD 2010 HOW TO#
There are ways around this particular problem, however. Working with a popular text editor is inseparable from knowing how to number pages in the Word. Word calculates page numbers based on the physical page, not on some virtual page you may want to set up. The problem comes in when you want to print page numbers on each of your mini-pages. You can easily use Word's column feature to set up your document to print in two columns on the paper, and then cut the paper in half after printing. This is a handy size, as you can get exactly two pages on a landscape-oriented letter-size piece of paper. For instance, you may need a page size of 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" for your document. This will give you a menu where you can select where your page number is to appear. Please, find the attached file that conatins two styles of numbering, the first is from 1 to 20 and the second is from a1 to a20.It is not unusual to need to print information on half sheets of paper. Go to the Insert tab, move to the Header and Footer area, and click on the little arrow at the bottom right of the Page Numbers button. Specs: I have Word 2010,Windows 7, HP Pavillion purchased April, 2011 I appreciate any detailed (simple as possible please for us simpletons) explanation. I also right clicked on the page number and played around with Edit, Fields and Chapters, but could not figure it out, especially so the first section wasn't changed. On the Insert tab again, click Page Number then choose Format Page Numbers 4. Choose the Bottom of Page, Plain Number 2. I tried creating a new section (Page Layout,Breaks, Next) and disabled 'Link to Previous" and started the new section at page 1 and manually inserting the "a" but it effected the previous section 1-25. This tutorial, catered to dissertation students, will demonstrate how to format page numbers in Microsoft Word 2007 or 2010 using Section Breaks.
I have a previous section numbered 1-25 which I don't want changed. Want to start appendix 1a, and have the rest of the section 2a, 3a, goes on for 20 pages.