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Subject:Re: Word 97 - TOC and page numbers From:Debbie Packer <dpacker -at- STINGRAYBOATS -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 4 Jun 1999 14:32:10 -0400
WOW!
You guys are really great! I must have received 10 responses within 15
minutes. I know of no other place you can get that kind of service,
especially on a Friday afternoon. :)
Thanks a lot for the help. I appreciate it. I'm fixing my page numbers at
this very moment.
Thanks again and have a great weekend.
Debbie
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> Sent: Friday, June 04, 1999 1:59 PM
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> Subject: Word 97 - TOC and page numbers
>
>
> I am creating a small help booklet using Microsoft Word and these page
> numbers are driving me crazy!
>
> No cover pages are included in this document. It simply starts with the
> Table of Contents, which is two pages. The third page is the actual
> beginning of my booklet. I would like to begin my page numbering on page
> three and call it page 1. However, when I add the page numbers,
> Word insists
> on the following:
>
> TOC page 1 - no page number
> TOC page 2 - page 2
> Book page 1 - page 1
> Book page 2 - page 2
> etc.
>
> Does anyone know of a way around this? Any help would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Before anyone suggests that I don't use Word as a solution - I do
> not have a
> choice in this case - another software package is not an option
> (despite the
> fact that I would prefer another package).
>
> Thanks in advance for your help!
>
> Debbie Packer
>
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