2008/10/23 Brian Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> At 16:56 23/10/2008 +0800, Bashar Maree wrote:
>
>> There is one more issue that I've just noticed.  I usually fill my footers
>> with "Page (page number) of (page count)".  Both (page number) and (page
>> count) are from Insert>fields>...
>> In my case page count still gives the real number.  For example, the last
>> page of my 11 page document would have the footer (page 10 of 11). Is there
>> a solution for that?
>>
>
> The situation is more problematic than you suggest, in fact.  If you use
> the manual page break technique to separate your first, unnumbered page from
> your other, numbered pages and start those at page 1, the automatically
> inserted blank page is counted in the page count - even if you select not to
> print it.  In this case, your page count for a one-plus-ten-page document
> would be 12, and your last page would say "10 of 12".
>
> No, I don't know of a proper solution.  Sorry.  As a workaround, you could
> simply enter the page count manually: there is no absolute need for it to be
> a field.  Instead of "Page <Page Number> of <Page Count>", just use "Page
> <Page Number> of 10".  You need make this change only once, of course:
> because it is in a footer, the effect is still automatically populated to
> all pages in that page style.  But it does mean that you need to check and
> correct the page count after editing and before each printing.
>
>
> I trust this helps.
>
> Brian Barker
>
> Master document & sub documents?



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