In Word, how can I start numbering pages beginning with page two? in Word Page Layout    |   |  Help   Search For:     In:   Office   Word     Word General Questions     Word New Users     Word Application Errors     Word Drawing and Graphics     Word Mailmerge and Fax     Word Page Layout     Word Programming     Word Tables              jmls 4/12/2006 1:43 PM PST   Question   I'm using MS Word 2002. I need the second page of my document to be labeled, "1". I checked the Page Setup/Layout tab/Different first page checkbox and then inserted page numbers to no avail. I have also tried adding a Section Break on the first page. Then breaking the connection between the footer on the first and second pages. Then inserting page numbers with the "Start at:" field set to 0, but Word keeps asking for a number between 1 and 32766. Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks in advance!     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Charles Kenyon 4/12/2006 1:59 PM PST   Answer   If all you want is page numbers displayed on the pages (not a Table of Contents) you can insert a calculation field in the header (having selected the different first page option so the header starts on page two). { = {Page} - 1 } Take a look at http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Numbering/PageNumbering.htm. For even more, see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Page_Numbering.htm. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "jmls" <jmls@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:29C352B2-B09C-4F7B-801A-27988A6A397D@microsoft.com... > I'm using MS Word 2002. > > I need the second page of my document to be labeled, "1". > > I checked the Page Setup/Layout tab/Different first page checkbox and then > inserted page numbers to no avail. > > I have also tried adding a Section Break on the first page. Then breaking > the connection between the footer on the first and second pages. Then > inserting page numbers with the "Start at:" field set to 0, but Word keeps > asking for a number between 1 and 32766. > > Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks in advance!     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           jmls 4/12/2006 5:56 PM PST   Thanks Charles. This was a great solution, unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work with lower case roman numerals (i,ii,iii,...) Looks like I'll just have to have two separate documents...my cover page without page numbering and then a separate document with the pages numbered. Thanks for your help. Sincerely, Steve "Charles Kenyon" wrote: > If all you want is page numbers displayed on the pages (not a Table of > Contents) you can insert a calculation field in the header (having selected > the different first page option so the header starts on page two). > > { = {Page} - 1 } > > Take a look at http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Numbering/PageNumbering.htm. > For even more, see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Page_Numbering.htm. > > > -- > Charles Kenyon > > Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word > > Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of > Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide > > See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! > > My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn > from my ignorance and your wisdom. > > > "jmls" <jmls@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:29C352B2-B09C-4F7B-801A-27988A6A397D@microsoft.com... > > I'm using MS Word 2002. > > > > I need the second page of my document to be labeled, "1". > > > > I checked the Page Setup/Layout tab/Different first page checkbox and then > > inserted page numbers to no avail. > > > > I have also tried adding a Section Break on the first page. Then breaking > > the connection between the footer on the first and second pages. Then > > inserting page numbers with the "Start at:" field set to 0, but Word keeps > > asking for a number between 1 and 32766. > > > > Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks in advance! > > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Suzanne S. Barnhill 4/12/2006 3:59 PM PST   Answer   Unless you're using roman numerals, you should be able to start at 0. This, combined with the "Different first page" setting, obviates the need for a section break. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "jmls" <jmls@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:29C352B2-B09C-4F7B-801A-27988A6A397D@microsoft.com... > I'm using MS Word 2002. > > I need the second page of my document to be labeled, "1". > > I checked the Page Setup/Layout tab/Different first page checkbox and then > inserted page numbers to no avail. > > I have also tried adding a Section Break on the first page. Then breaking > the connection between the footer on the first and second pages. Then > inserting page numbers with the "Start at:" field set to 0, but Word keeps > asking for a number between 1 and 32766. > > Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks in advance!     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           jmls 4/12/2006 5:38 PM PST   Thanks Suzanne. I should have mentioned in my post that I am trying to use lower case roman numerals (i,ii,iii,...) for the page numbers. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > Unless you're using roman numerals, you should be able to start at 0. This, > combined with the "Different first page" setting, obviates the need for a > section break. > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so > all may benefit. > > "jmls" <jmls@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:29C352B2-B09C-4F7B-801A-27988A6A397D@microsoft.com... > > I'm using MS Word 2002. > > > > I need the second page of my document to be labeled, "1". > > > > I checked the Page Setup/Layout tab/Different first page checkbox and then > > inserted page numbers to no avail. > > > > I have also tried adding a Section Break on the first page. Then breaking > > the connection between the footer on the first and second pages. Then > > inserting page numbers with the "Start at:" field set to 0, but Word keeps > > asking for a number between 1 and 32766. > > > > Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks in advance! > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Suzanne S. Barnhill 4/12/2006 7:20 PM PST   In that case, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NumberingFrontMatter.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "jmls" <jmls@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3B6AAA5E-1A4B-49F7-8308-245D1ACC7FFF@microsoft.com... > Thanks Suzanne. I should have mentioned in my post that I am trying to use > lower case roman numerals (i,ii,iii,...) for the page numbers. > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > > > Unless you're using roman numerals, you should be able to start at 0. This, > > combined with the "Different first page" setting, obviates the need for a > > section break. > > > > -- > > Suzanne S. Barnhill > > Microsoft MVP (Word) > > Words into Type > > Fairhope, Alabama USA > > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org > > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so > > all may benefit. > > > > "jmls" <jmls@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:29C352B2-B09C-4F7B-801A-27988A6A397D@microsoft.com... > > > I'm using MS Word 2002. > > > > > > I need the second page of my document to be labeled, "1". > > > > > > I checked the Page Setup/Layout tab/Different first page checkbox and then > > > inserted page numbers to no avail. > > > > > > I have also tried adding a Section Break on the first page. Then breaking > > > the connection between the footer on the first and second pages. Then > > > inserting page numbers with the "Start at:" field set to 0, but Word keeps > > > asking for a number between 1 and 32766. > > > > > > Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks in advance! > > > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           shelly green 6/25/2009 11:33 AM PST   I was having the same EXACT issue and this link worked perfectly!! Thanks so much! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > In that case, see > http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NumberingFrontMatter.htm > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so > all may benefit. > > "jmls" <jmls@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:3B6AAA5E-1A4B-49F7-8308-245D1ACC7FFF@microsoft.com... > > Thanks Suzanne. I should have mentioned in my post that I am trying to > use > > lower case roman numerals (i,ii,iii,...) for the page numbers. > > > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > > > > > Unless you're using roman numerals, you should be able to start at 0. > This, > > > combined with the "Different first page" setting, obviates the need for > a > > > section break. > > > > > > -- > > > Suzanne S. Barnhill > > > Microsoft MVP (Word) > > > Words into Type > > > Fairhope, Alabama USA > > > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org > > > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the > newsgroup so > > > all may benefit. > > > > > > "jmls" <jmls@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > > news:29C352B2-B09C-4F7B-801A-27988A6A397D@microsoft.com... > > > > I'm using MS Word 2002. > > > > > > > > I need the second page of my document to be labeled, "1". > > > > > > > > I checked the Page Setup/Layout tab/Different first page checkbox and > then > > > > inserted page numbers to no avail. > > > > > > > > I have also tried adding a Section Break on the first page. Then > breaking > > > > the connection between the footer on the first and second pages. Then > > > > inserting page numbers with the "Start at:" field set to 0, but Word > keeps > > > > asking for a number between 1 and 32766. > > > > > > > > Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks in advance! > > > > > > > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Suzanne S. Barnhill 6/25/2009 12:44 PM PST   I'm glad you found it helpful. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "shelly green" <shellygreen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8867B306-222C-4A30-9EE8-2A261890CEC2@microsoft.com... >I was having the same EXACT issue and this link worked perfectly!! Thanks >so > much! > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: > >> In that case, see >> http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NumberingFrontMatter.htm >> >> -- >> Suzanne S. Barnhill >> Microsoft MVP (Word) >> Words into Type >> Fairhope, Alabama USA >> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org >> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup >> so >> all may benefit. >> >> "jmls" <jmls@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:3B6AAA5E-1A4B-49F7-8308-245D1ACC7FFF@microsoft.com... >> > Thanks Suzanne. I should have mentioned in my post that I am trying to >> use >> > lower case roman numerals (i,ii,iii,...) for the page numbers. >> > >> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: >> > >> > > Unless you're using roman numerals, you should be able to start at 0. >> This, >> > > combined with the "Different first page" setting, obviates the need >> > > for >> a >> > > section break. >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Suzanne S. Barnhill >> > > Microsoft MVP (Word) >> > > Words into Type >> > > Fairhope, Alabama USA >> > > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org >> > > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the >> newsgroup so >> > > all may benefit. >> > > >> > > "jmls" <jmls@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> > > news:29C352B2-B09C-4F7B-801A-27988A6A397D@microsoft.com... >> > > > I'm using MS Word 2002. >> > > > >> > > > I need the second page of my document to be labeled, "1". >> > > > >> > > > I checked the Page Setup/Layout tab/Different first page checkbox >> > > > and >> then >> > > > inserted page numbers to no avail. >> > > > >> > > > I have also tried adding a Section Break on the first page. Then >> breaking >> > > > the connection between the footer on the first and second pages. >> > > > Then >> > > > inserting page numbers with the "Start at:" field set to 0, but >> > > > Word >> keeps >> > > > asking for a number between 1 and 32766. >> > > > >> > > > Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks in advance! >> > > >> > > >> >> >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top         Return to Microsoft Communities   Notify me of replies