Dear all

Is there any way i can insert a total page number

As now i know how to add the page number but i have to update it every time when i close the file.

Is there a way that it would update the same way when we add page or reduce page in the footer ??

Thanks

You have your total page number in the form of a NUMPAGES field in the body of the document rather than the header or footer?
Pagination Fields

Thanks a lot of the suggestion.

However, i want it to be automatically update as of when i add a page or reduce a page

Like the page number on the page. Now i need to update field of NumPage

Any idea ?

Eric

That seems it would constitute and update every time you touch the document. In other words, Word would have to capture the fact you added a page or deleted a page.

The typical way would be to select Ctrl + A and then F9...

but is this is not what you want then you could do it through a macro.

I'm sure Charles can add some additional details to cover, but maybe this helps in some way.

Eric, what I wrote was intended as a question. Please read it again.


The macro presented by Jeffrey will update fields in the document text story of the document. I still do not know if this is a field and if so which field and whether it is the header/footer or in the body of the document.

A NUMPAGES field in the page header or footer updates automatically as pages are added/deleted; there is no need for a macro.

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Thanks but it is not automatic update
I still have to üpdate field



Eric

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Sample_1.docx (13.1 KB, 10 views)

And it will not be automatic as your NUMPAGES is not with within the header or footer as directed.

Without wanting to place too fine a point on it, your NUMPAGES field is not in the page header or footer...

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Paul Edstein
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