Click the double down arrow ( Next Section) to go to the next section and repeat step 2.
Now, starting where the page numbering goes wrong, click Insert | Header & Footer | Page Number | Format Page Number and set the numbering to "Continue from previous section." Click. Click on this and select Browse by Section from the flyout palette. At the bottom of the vertical scroll bar is a pair of double arrows (the browse buttons). Don't bother opening the footer, since it doesn't allow you access to every section. Page Number Format dialog from any location. If you do not set a value for the start value, Word will continue the numbering from the previous section despite the numbering formats being different. Since some of your sections are "landlocked" (that is, in the middle of a page, so not accessible from the header or footer), you are fortunate that Word 2010 allows you to access the In the Page Numbering section at the bottom of the Page Number Format dialogue box, tick the radio button next to the ‘Start At’ label and set the value you wish your numbering to start at. You have no recourse but to go into every section and change the page number format. At this point, I'm afraid that, short of removing all the section breaks and reinserting them, Unfortunately, when you do this, then every time you insert a section break, the next section also restarts. Is the problem perhaps in the 'hidden' sections?Īt some point, you must have restarted page numbering. Recurs when I try re-inserting the pg number.Īlso as each page may have several continuous section breaks (columns) so 'Footer section 19' is followed by (for instance 'Footer Section 21' -ie there is no' Footer Section 20'). I have used the 'remove footer' icon to try clearing it but the same problem Is there a way to view and clear any gremlins lurking in the footer. The document is made up of 5 documents that were cut and pasted into one, which may be part of the problem. etc - the majority of the remaining pages are numbered 2! Then suddenly the numbering goes as follows : 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2 4, 5, 6,Ģ. The first 17 pages (which are mostly section 1) work fine. ie can I tell word to ignore the sections when it comes to numbering?įYI each section break is linked to the previous section so when I view the footer it says 'same as previous'. By default, Word will set it to restart at 1. 
Step 5: However, to restart your numbering, all you have to do is select the field that says start at. If the next page in your document has Match Previous Page turned on, its page number increments to the next number. Set the starting page number: Choose whether you want to continue numbering from the previous page or section, or set a different starting number. A dialogue box will appear where you can change your number format and add chapter numbers to your page. Change the number format: Click the Format pop-up menu and choose a numbering style. How do I get continuous page numbering from beginning to end of the document without having Then click the page number command and choose format page numbers from the menu. I have a long document (over 200 pages) with over 360 continuous section breaks (most of these were inserted automatically when I inserted columns into the document.
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