Page numbering across multiple files

ccooper · External Since: Jul 02, 2007 Posts: 2

I have a book that's divided up into multiple files, due to the large number
of images that are used, and am trying to use field formulas to create
continuous page numbering across the different .doc's. I have not gotten it
to work yet.

Each document has a { PAGE } field at the end of the body text that is
colored white to not print, and bookmarked as LastPageNum.

Each document (except the first one, of course) also has a field formula
within the footer that has the following code (including the field brackets):

{ = { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "Master & Front End.doc" LastPageNum \*
CharFormat \* ! } }

The only result I've been able to get from this is:

!Syntax Error, {

Please help!

Thanks,
Courtney Cooper

Summer · External Since: Jun 03, 2007 Posts: 211

There is a great Article by Jonathan West

http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=148

Hope this helps.

"ccooper" <ccooper DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a book that's divided up into multiple files, due to the large
>number
> of images that are used, and am trying to use field formulas to create
> continuous page numbering across the different .doc's. I have not gotten
> it
> to work yet.
>
> Each document has a { PAGE } field at the end of the body text that is
> colored white to not print, and bookmarked as LastPageNum.
>
> Each document (except the first one, of course) also has a field formula
> within the footer that has the following code (including the field
> brackets):
>
> { = { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "Master & Front End.doc" LastPageNum \*
> CharFormat \* ! } }
>
> The only result I've been able to get from this is:
>
> !Syntax Error, {
>
> Please help!
>
> Thanks,
> Courtney Cooper

ccooper · External Since: Jul 02, 2007 Posts: 2

I'm not really interested in using macros for this, but thanks anyway.

Courtney

"Summer" wrote:

> There is a great Article by Jonathan West
>
> http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=148
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> "ccooper" <ccooper DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AF754A1D-3E12-4D8C-A278-376CA8D3CD99@microsoft.com...
> >I have a book that's divided up into multiple files, due to the large
> >number
> > of images that are used, and am trying to use field formulas to create
> > continuous page numbering across the different .doc's. I have not gotten
> > it
> > to work yet.
> >
> > Each document has a { PAGE } field at the end of the body text that is
> > colored white to not print, and bookmarked as LastPageNum.
> >
> > Each document (except the first one, of course) also has a field formula
> > within the footer that has the following code (including the field
> > brackets):
> >
> > { = { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "Master & Front End.doc" LastPageNum \*
> > CharFormat \* ! } }
> >
> > The only result I've been able to get from this is:
> >
> > !Syntax Error, {
> >
> > Please help!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Courtney Cooper
>
>
>

Shauna Kelly · External Since: Sep 28, 2004 Posts: 712

Hi Courtney

See the section "Continuous Page Numbering across separate files" at
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/MiscFram.htm.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word

"ccooper" <ccooper DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm not really interested in using macros for this, but thanks anyway.
>
> Courtney
>
> "Summer" wrote:
>
>> There is a great Article by Jonathan West
>>
>> http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=148
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> "ccooper" <ccooper DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:AF754A1D-3E12-4D8C-A278-376CA8D3CD99@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a book that's divided up into multiple files, due to the large
>> >number
>> > of images that are used, and am trying to use field formulas to create
>> > continuous page numbering across the different .doc's. I have not
>> > gotten
>> > it
>> > to work yet.
>> >
>> > Each document has a { PAGE } field at the end of the body text that is
>> > colored white to not print, and bookmarked as LastPageNum.
>> >
>> > Each document (except the first one, of course) also has a field
>> > formula
>> > within the footer that has the following code (including the field
>> > brackets):
>> >
>> > { = { PAGE } + { INCLUDETEXT "Master & Front End.doc" LastPageNum \*
>> > CharFormat \* ! } }
>> >
>> > The only result I've been able to get from this is:
>> >
>> > !Syntax Error, {
>> >
>> > Please help!
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Courtney Cooper
>>
>>
>>