Complex page numbering in documents?
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From: Chris Ridd on 17 May 2010 01:27 On 2010-05-16 21:30:37 +0100, Andy Hewitt said: > In Pages I can do this in a few clicks, and it does the job. If you save from Pages to .doc format, does your page numbering scheme survive when Word opens the file? -- Chris
From: Andy Hewitt on 17 May 2010 02:45 Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > On 2010-05-16 21:30:37 +0100, Andy Hewitt said: > > > In Pages I can do this in a few clicks, and it does the job. > > If you save from Pages to .doc format, does your page numbering scheme > survive when Word opens the file? A handy tip for sure, I'll try it, but it won't help the person that's actually having trouble with this one - they're on a Windows machine, and only have Word. I'm bashig away at it to see if I can get it to work here. FWIW, Word seems to make the same mess of things with both Mac and Windows versions of Word. I went to the MS website, and found the 'How to...' on this, and it simpy says... "You can number each section in a document independently." -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/>
From: Chris Ridd on 17 May 2010 02:54 On 2010-05-17 07:45:48 +0100, Andy Hewitt said: > Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > >> On 2010-05-16 21:30:37 +0100, Andy Hewitt said: >> >>> In Pages I can do this in a few clicks, and it does the job. >> >> If you save from Pages to .doc format, does your page numbering scheme >> survive when Word opens the file? > > A handy tip for sure, I'll try it, but it won't help the person that's > actually having trouble with this one - they're on a Windows machine, > and only have Word. I'm bashig away at it to see if I can get it to work > here. FWIW, Word seems to make the same mess of things with both Mac and > Windows versions of Word. > > I went to the MS website, and found the 'How to...' on this, and it > simpy says... > > "You can number each section in a document independently." Argh! Have you looked at the Bending Word to Your Will document? <http://word.mvps.org/mac/bend/bendwordtoyourwill.html> It also links to <http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/WorkWithSections.htm> -- Chris
From: Andy Hewitt on 17 May 2010 03:08 Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > On 2010-05-17 07:45:48 +0100, Andy Hewitt said: > > > Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > > > >> On 2010-05-16 21:30:37 +0100, Andy Hewitt said: > >> > >>> In Pages I can do this in a few clicks, and it does the job. > >> > >> If you save from Pages to .doc format, does your page numbering scheme > >> survive when Word opens the file? > > > > A handy tip for sure, I'll try it, but it won't help the person that's > > actually having trouble with this one - they're on a Windows machine, > > and only have Word. I'm bashig away at it to see if I can get it to work > > here. FWIW, Word seems to make the same mess of things with both Mac and > > Windows versions of Word. > > > > I went to the MS website, and found the 'How to...' on this, and it > > simpy says... > > > > "You can number each section in a document independently." > > Argh! Have you looked at the Bending Word to Your Will document? > > <http://word.mvps.org/mac/bend/bendwordtoyourwill.html> > > It also links to <http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/WorkWithSections.htm> I'll have a look at that, thanks. -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/>
From: Rowland McDonnell on 17 May 2010 03:18
Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: > I was recently asked by a friend how they could number the pages in a > Word (Windows version) document they were submitting for some > coursework. > > Basically they needed to set numbering to start at page one part way > through the document. Specifically, it was an intro page, an essay, > followed by a book. Easy I thought. How wrong I was. [snip] > I also tried a similar task in OpenOffice, but found that even worse, > and could only get continuous page numbers across all sections. > > In Pages I can do this in a few clicks, and it does the job. > > Any tips for mixed page numbering? Use LaTeX and submit a PDF version. Fancy page numbering is straightforward using LaTeX. If it's possible to explain what the page numbering scheme is (assuming something approxmiately sane), you can implement it using TeX. MS Word to TeX converters have been written... Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking |