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page numbering a document in word
dear Stefan
Thank you for that explanation. I did not know that links were created between sections. I don’t honestly it get still— but that’s okay. I got help through Microsoft support to get my document paginated today. But let me try asking another few questions.
1. How can I see which entities are linked together?
2. The part I don’t get are page numbers and headers and footers. I am guessing page numbers need to be linked in the background or the program could not number them sequentially. But why isn’t there a way to see these links? That would make it more understandable.
4. Lastly, I never understood what headers and footers are all about. They can be visible or be closed and not visible. I don’t really understand what purpose they serve.
Don’t feel compelled to have to answer all this.
There is no guarantee that I will get it. For me, using Word is often a crap shoot as to whether I can get a document properly formatted or not. Perhaps I should have learned a different and easier publishing software long ago instead of slogging on with this application!
Debbie
See also:
- Page Numbers in Word 2007-2024 (365)
- Quick Reference Card for Headers, Footers and Page Numbers
- Header/Footer Settings Recap
- StyleRef Field and Using StyleRef Fields in Microsoft Word - a Tutorial in the Intermediate Users' Guide to Microsoft Word
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.