Copy auto insert page number and paste to a textbox on same page

**thadacto** · 03-25-2013, 07:30 PM

Is it possible, using VBA code, to copy the auto insert number at the bottom of the page, and insert it into a textbox on the same page.

I need the number in two places as a security measure in case the number at the bottom of the page gets damaged / unreadable due to over use or misuse!

Many thanks in advance

Cross Posted:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...9-312dbb5c8ae8

**macropod** · 03-26-2013, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by thadacto

Is it possible, using VBA code, to copy the auto insert number at the bottom of the page, and insert it into a textbox on the same page.

I need the number in two places as a security measure in case the number at the bottom of the page gets damaged / unreadable due to over use or misuse!

Why not just use another page # field in the header or on the other side of the footer? Trying to manage this via textboxes in the body of the document makes for an unmanageable monster for future edits.

**arlu1201** · 03-26-2013, 01:25 AM

thadacto,

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**thadacto** · 03-26-2013, 07:37 AM

Apologies for that error re cross posting.

Unfortunately, there is no decent forum for MS Publisher (that I have found) so I try to see if I can modify the answer to my question by posting (usually) in a Word forum.

Having posted my question, which if fact was about page numbering in MS Publisher, I then discovered that in Publisher, the page numbering is set in the footer of the Master Page. Thus, with page numbering initiated, I went to the master Page and copied the text box with the page number and was able to paste it on another part of the page. However, this was at 1.30 in the morning at which stage I was extremely tired and went to bed without checking the forums where I had posted the question.

I also discovered, via the cross link that there is a short cut key assignment for inserting page numbers - Alt-Shift+P. It actually creates a field in which the page number is displayed.

Many thanks for your input macropod.