page numbering

Dear all,

I need to create page numbers in the second and third sections of a
three-section file. Since I use footnotes (rather than insert-page numbers),
it seems to be impossible to align page numbers on the outsides (like in a
book). Secondly, no matter how I try, I cannot erase page numbers from the
first section, without also erasing them from the other two.

thanks in advance!

kind regards,

Alain

Do you mean you are using Footnotes to do the page numbering?
I do hope you mean you are using Footers!
As you have sections, you can unlink the sections from each other so you can
edit one footer without change the others, see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting...onscontent.htm
You can also have the same effect is you use Different First page settings
for the sections, this can be found under Page Setup.
Hope this helps
DeanH


"Alain" wrote:

Dear all,

I need to create page numbers in the second and third sections of a
three-section file. Since I use footnotes (rather than insert-page numbers),
it seems to be impossible to align page numbers on the outsides (like in a
book). Secondly, no matter how I try, I cannot erase page numbers from the
first section, without also erasing them from the other two.

thanks in advance!

kind regards,

Alain

To put page numbers on the outside in the footer (not footnote), you need to
enable "Different first page" (File | Page Setup | Layout), then place the
page number on the left in the Even Page Footer and on the right in the Odd
Page Footer. In order to omit page numbers in a given section, you have to
unlink that footer from the preceding and following sections.

For more on how headers and footers work, see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Alain" wrote in message
...
Dear all,

I need to create page numbers in the second and third sections of a
three-section file. Since I use footnotes (rather than insert-page
numbers),
it seems to be impossible to align page numbers on the outsides (like in a
book). Secondly, no matter how I try, I cannot erase page numbers from the
first section, without also erasing them from the other two.

thanks in advance!

kind regards,

Alain

Yes you were absolutely right: footers, not footnotes (page numbering with
footnotes would take quite some time wouldn't it?).

Thanks a million for the advice!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

To put page numbers on the outside in the footer (not footnote), you need to
enable "Different first page" (File | Page Setup | Layout), then place the
page number on the left in the Even Page Footer and on the right in the Odd
Page Footer. In order to omit page numbers in a given section, you have to
unlink that footer from the preceding and following sections.

For more on how headers and footers work, see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Alain" wrote in message
...
Dear all,

I need to create page numbers in the second and third sections of a
three-section file. Since I use footnotes (rather than insert-page
numbers),
it seems to be impossible to align page numbers on the outsides (like in a
book). Secondly, no matter how I try, I cannot erase page numbers from the
first section, without also erasing them from the other two.

thanks in advance!

kind regards,

Alain

Yes. There's frequent confusion between footer and footnote, header and
heading, so we're used to it. g

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Alain" wrote in message
...
Yes you were absolutely right: footers, not footnotes (page numbering with
footnotes would take quite some time wouldn't it?).

Thanks a million for the advice!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

To put page numbers on the outside in the footer (not footnote), you need
to
enable "Different first page" (File | Page Setup | Layout), then place
the
page number on the left in the Even Page Footer and on the right in the
Odd
Page Footer. In order to omit page numbers in a given section, you have
to
unlink that footer from the preceding and following sections.

For more on how headers and footers work, see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Alain" wrote in message
...
Dear all,

I need to create page numbers in the second and third sections of a
three-section file. Since I use footnotes (rather than insert-page
numbers),
it seems to be impossible to align page numbers on the outsides (like
in a
book). Secondly, no matter how I try, I cannot erase page numbers from
the
first section, without also erasing them from the other two.

thanks in advance!

kind regards,

Alain