I would like to number every second page consecutively in my Microsoft word document.

Any assistance would be appreciated
Thanks


Anthony

See: How to control the page numbering in a Word document

Hi Anthony,

To achieve consecutive numbering on every second page, will require the use of field coding and either:
• a 'different odd and even' page setup; or
• additional field coding to suppress the display on whichever pages you don't want the numbers to appear.

Even for a 'different odd and even' page setup, the field code differs according to whether you want the numbers to appear on what are normally regarded as odd pages, or on even pages.

Since you haven't specified either your page setup or which pages you want the numbering to appear on, we can't provide specific advice; the link Charles provided doesn't really address your situation, either.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Hi Paul

That is exactly what I am after. Essentially I want the first page to be labelled as 1 and the third page to be labelled as 2 and the fifth page as 3 etc. However, I do not know how to use the field editor to achieve this.

Cheers
Anthony

To create such a sequence, you could use a field coded as:
{=MOD({PAGE},2)*INT(({PAGE}+1)/2) \# 0;;}

Note: The field brace pairs (ie '{ }') for the above example are created in the document header or footer via Ctrl-F9 (Cmd-F9 on a Mac) - you can't simply type them or copy & paste them from this message. Nor do you use the Insert|Quick Parts|Fields dialogue.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Thanks Paul

That has worked, if I was to label the page 1 for example as 1A and the page beside page 2 as 2A, what expression would you recommend.

Cheers

Anthony

You could use a field coded as:
{=MOD({={PAGE}-1},2)*INT({PAGE}/2) \# 0'A';;}
You can use this next to the existing field, or on its own on the even page with a 'different odd and even' page setup.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Hi Paul!
I have the same idea as Anthony had: numbering every second page with consecutive numbers, aka foliating.
I tried both of your formula, however neither has worked: my ms word comes with syntactical error message.
Unfortunately I did not find any useful information about programming field codes (e.g. none of the sources know the function(?) mod() and int() outside of excel and noone mentions the modificator \#, but \* only.)
So, I'd like to ask your kind help to update your formula to the need of Word 2021.
Thanks!
Greg

Thanks Paul that is great

If you're not using English language settings, you'll need to code the field as:
{=MOD({={PAGE}-1};2)*INT({PAGE}/2) \# 0'A',,}

The \# is a numeric picture switch. See: Format field results - Microsoft Support

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Hey! Noticed the semicolon instead of the comma! What an annoying mistake! I spent hours to figure out what could be the reason of the error.....
Now, it works well.


Thanks for the link, I appreciate it.