Showing "page of numpages" and "sectionpage of sectionpages"

[RobH]

Hi all,



I have been given a challenge which I have not yet found a solution for.

I have a document that consists of multiple sections. In the page footer I have to indicate which page of the complete document it is, which is easy enough by using the {Page} and {NumPages} fields.

I must also place (in the header) the page position inside the current section. Although the {SectionPages} exists to show the number of pages in the section, there is no field comparable to {Page} that restarts at a section break. I know the reset Page 'trick' that is usable when I don't have to show "{Page} of {NumPages}", but obviously that doesn't help.

I have the feeling that by inserting (in a hidden way) the right combination of additional fields I should be able to detect page changes and maintain a SectionPage SEQ field, but so far I haven't found the actual solution.

Any advice?

Thanks,
Rob

[macropod]

Word doesn't support two page numbering schemes in the same document. You can do the 'y' parts of both fairly easily, plus the 'x' part for the footer; it's the 'x' part for the header that provides the complication. For that, you can:
• Create a field coded along the lines of {SET Sctn# {SECTIONPAGES}} in each Section's header (which must be unlinked from the previous Section's header), where # is the Section #.
• For Sections 2 & later, insert a field coded along the lines of {={PAGE}-Sctn1 \# 0}, {={PAGE}-Sctn1-Sctn2 \# 0}, etc. to generate the 'x' part. For Section 1, you can use a simple {PAGE} field.

Note: The field brace pairs (i.e. '{ }') for the above examples are all created in the document itself, via Ctrl-F9 (Cmd-F9 on a Mac); you can't simply type them or copy & paste them from this message. Nor is it practical to add them via any of the standard Word dialogues. The spaces represented in the field constructions are all required.

[Charles Kenyon]

See the example on my downloads page. It has fields with the calculations.
Page Numbering Different in Headers and Footers