Forum Discussion
problem saving pagination formatting in Word
It should save. I have suggestions and reference to some resources.
Quick answer:
Use my free Continuous Page Numbering Add-In or the macro therein to set the numbering in the entire document as continuous. Then go to the start of each chapter and use the Format Page Numbers dialog to have that chapter start at 1.
Longer answer:
Many of the controls on the Page Layout Tab automatically insert one or two section breaks. Each new section inherits many of the settings from the section in which it is created, including the setting to restart numbering. What gets carried over when you start a new section?
You can go to each page that restarts numbering that should not and use the Format Page Numbers dialog to tell Word to continue from previous.
Resources:
Gratuitous advice: Do not restart page numbering for each chapter. That formatted page number is what will show up in any Index and your Table of Contents. See Word MVP John McGhie's remarks in his page: I want to include the chapter number with the page number in the Header - how can I do this?