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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...
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.
Charles, this isn't working. for example, Suzanne Bzrnhill's instructions are siu[pposed to be relevant to my version, MS365 for Mac. But whenever she says click here and you will see, it is never correct. Do you know anyone (yourself?) who I could pay to do this? I'm really at my wit's end.
Hi Richard,
I do not have a Mac. The principles involved are the same on a Mac however. The document structure is the same.
The Mac version has:- Different First Page
- Link to Previous
- StyleRef fields
- Different Even and Odd
- Odd Page Section breaks
- Page Format dialog
i.e., everything that Suzanne mentions
The document structure is the same in either version.
If needed, take your book to a public library or some other computer that has the Windows version and follow the steps on a copy. Then you can still edit it on the Mac.