page numbering a document in word

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HelloI am trying to automate page numbers in my document. I have removed all section breaks— but one. I cannot figure out the sequence of commands to “link to previous”— when I do it, it does not work. I must be clicking the wrong things because it won’t paginate.&nbsp;It is a long document so I really need the pages numbered.&nbsp;Any help in solving this would be much appreciated.&nbsp;&nbsp;

stefan_blom · Answer

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To find all section breaks in Word, display nonprinting characters and switch to Draft view. That way, you will be able to see the breaks more clearly.
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Once you have removed all the section breaks, the Link to Previous (Same as Previous) option is no longer relevant, because the setting applies to header (or footers) in different sections.
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Between sections, Word maintains a link for each separate type of header (and each separate type of footer). For example, the odd page header may be linked (or not) to the odd page header in the preceding section.

stefan_blom · Answer

Greenmountain128gmail&nbsp;
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Each section can have up to three different headers (and three different footers); this is the case if both "Different odd and even" and "Different first page" are selected in the Page Setup dialog box.&nbsp;
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A header (or footer) link is always between a header (or footer) and its "neighbor" of the same type in the preceding section. After having activated the header/footer view, you can tell if a given header is linked to its corresponding type of header in the preceding section.
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You need a section break to restart the page number, for example, but you don't have to unlink headers or footers to accomplish that. Unlinking is required only if you want to modify the content in one header (or footer) in one section.
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For more, see&nbsp;http://wordfaqs.ssbarnhill.com/HeaderFooterRibbon.htm&nbsp;and&nbsp;http://wordfaqs.ssbarnhill.com/FrontMatterRibbon.htm.

stefan_blom · Answer

I use Word for Windows, mostly. You should really repost your question in a new thread. Click the Start a discussion&nbsp;button at the top of the forums page.&nbsp;
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charles_kenyon · Answer

See also:Page Numbers in Word 2007-2024 (365)Quick Reference Card for Headers, Footers and Page NumbersHeader/Footer Settings RecapStyleRef Field and Using StyleRef Fields in Microsoft Word - a Tutorial in the Intermediate Users' Guide to Microsoft Word&nbsp;Each section, after the first, can have six different Link to Previous settings. They link to the comparable header/footer part in the previous section.Page numbers can be in one, some, or all, of these parts. All of the page numbers in a particular section will be controlled by the same settings in the Format Page Number dialog.Headers have been referred to as "running heads." The purpose of headers and footers is to put content in the marginal area of a page that gives information about the page, like the page number or topic. These are generally the same except for the changing information on multiple pages. People will often want somewhat different information on the right-hand and left-hand pages of books or papers.P.S. The links that Stefan gave you are excellent.

charles_kenyon · Answer

You should be able to download the Mac desktop application Word. Much of the information for the Windows version applies to the Mac version, but many of the controls are a bit different.The web app simply does not have many of the controls you need for thorough control of page numbering and sections.The different programs called Word offered by Microsoft - a pdf

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