Using Section Page Numbers and Document Page Numbers In Footer

**janschepens** · 03-14-2012, 02:33 PM

I have a document that needs to contain a section with page numbers starting from 1. The problem is that I want to display the page numbers within the section (i.e. starting at 1 to the number of pages in the section) and the page number within the whole document. I have seen this done in other documents but I can't seem to work out how to do it. If I am not explaining myself well enough here is what I am trying to do (footer contents in brackets):

First Page (Page 1)
Second Page (Page 2)
Third Page And Start Of New Section (SubPage 1, Page 3)
Forth Page (SubPage 2, Page 4)
Fifth Page And End Of Section (Page 5)

Thanks in advance.

**macropod** · 03-16-2012, 02:07 AM

Hi Jan,

Basically, what you need to do is to insert an ordinary set of {PAGE} and {NUMPAGES} fields for the 'Page X of Y' display for the overall document, then insert:
• a SET field into each Section's header or footer (which will need to be unlinked from the previous Section), coded along the lines of {SET Section{SECTION} {SECTIONPAGES}};
• a field coded along the lines of {={PAGE}-Section1-Section2} with deductions expressed as '-Section#' for however many previous Sections there are, to generate the 'X' part of the 'Page X of Y' display for the Section; and
• a {SECTIONPAGES} field for the 'Y' part of the 'Page X of Y' display for the Section.

Note: The field brace pairs (ie '{ }') for the above examples are created via Ctrl-F9 - you can't simply type them or copy & paste them from this message.