Updating page number in table cells in footer in each page

nyconfidential · #1 08-13-2022, 01:08 PM

Hi all - I have several documents that I need to merge together. The merging works fine, but I need to update the page number in each page footer after I am done (the page number and the total page count is stored in 2 table cells in the footer, see attached image - if the document has ten pages and you are on the third page, the first cell will read "3", the second will read "10", etc).

Now, something like the code below works if I put in a loop, but I only if I create a section break on each page (also I have to de-link the footers which is pain).

Code:

ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).range.Tables(1).Cell(1, 1).Range = "3"

ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).range.Tables(1).Cell(1, 2).Range = "10"



ActiveDocument.Sections(2).Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).range.Tables(1).Cell(1, 1).Range = "4"

ActiveDocument.Sections(2).Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).range.Tables(1).Cell(1, 2).Range = "10"

I'm sure there's a better way to do this, anyone have any suggestions? (Note, I have to keep the table cells, those are not allowed to change)

macropod · #2 08-13-2022, 03:37 PM

Ordinarily, one would have the same footer on each page. Consequently, changing the number on one page would cause them all to display that number. Assuming your document doesn't have Section breaks between the pages with the footers unlinked (which - as you observe - is a 'pain' to do), all you need do is insert a PAGE field in the first cell and a NUMPAGES field in the second. No code required.

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