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How do I carry on section page numbering and have a landscape page in the middle

I started the page numbering after the title and contents page by creating a section break and starting the numbering at this new section.

 

I also added the field "sectionpages" to make it read "page 1 of 5" for example (which will not count the title and contents pages)

I now want to add a landscape page in between several portrait ones.

 

The only way I can see to do this is to have another section break either side of the landscape page.

This resets the "sectionpages" field to start counting from 1 again. I can see how to carry on the page number counting by linking to previous section but I see no way to make the total number of pages carry on.

 

Is there a way to type a formula such that it would create the field 'total number of pages minus 2' i.e. just don't count the title page and contents page?

Or add a landscape page without causing a section break.

 

Thanks for any help,

Andy

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To get continuous page numbering, place the insertion point on the page following the section break. On the Insert tab, click Page Number, and then click Format Page Numbers. Select "Continue from previous section," and click OK.

To count the number of pages in the document minus 2, you can use { = { NUMPAGES } - 2 }.

Use Ctrl+F9 to insert each pair of field delimiters, { }. Type the code as shown. Pressing F9 updates selected fields. Alt+F9 shows/hides all field codes.

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Last updated December 5, 2024 Views 2,753 Applies to: