You could create all your documents individually, then combine them via INCLUDETEXT fields. IIRC, the numbering in the combined document will perform as you require.

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Now I have new problems. I used the INCLUDETEXT function in a footer field. But I have a big TOC for the document (in a separate document that I made using RD fields) and sub-TOCs for each chapter. And I had the bad surprise that all these TOCs only list page numbers of original documents (starting at one for each document), not the footer field with INCLUDETEXT functions.

What to do so that all my TOCs list the actual contents of footer fields instead of the native page numbers?

Shoud I do all these things manually?

Your post isn't exactly clear. What do you want to achieve - continuous page numbering or per-chapter page numbering? For the latter, add the \! switch to the INCLUDETEXT field.

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