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richardgoffman
Aug 10, 2023Copper Contributor
Formatting page numbers, headers, sections in a book with chapters.
I have a 600+ page document. A novel. It has 43 chapters divided into five "parts." I need to have alternating headers. The one on the left-hand pages (even numbered) should be my name. The one on t...
Charles_Kenyon
Aug 10, 2023Bronze Contributor
See Numbering Front Matter by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP .
Here are links to information about using headers and footers. These are the tools you need to use.
- Header/Footer Settings Recap
- Different First Page - have the first page of a section have different headers and footers from the rest
- Different Even and Odd Header/Footer
- Odd-numbered-page Section Break in Word - start each chapter on an odd-numbered (right hand) page
- StyleRef Field - make changes in headers and footers without section breaks
While someone at Microsoft would know how to do what you want, that person is not the one on the other end of chats or their phone support; at least not at the initial stages.
richardgoffman
Aug 10, 2023Copper Contributor
Thanks!! I'll let you know if I am now able to accomplish this.