WD: Numbering Columns to Count Backwards (118638)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 1.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1
- Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0b
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q118638 SUMMARY
In Word for Windows, you can number the columns in reverse order on a
multiple-column page by inserting field codes in the document's header or
footer. Using this method, you can simulate the pagination of folded pages
(as for a brochure, booklet, leaflet, or program).
MORE INFORMATION
You can achieve the numbering scheme diagrammed below by inserting the
following line at the left edge of your document's header or footer. (To
create the brackets { }, press CTRL+F9.)
{=x-(y*(({={page}-1}*y)+0))}
Place the following line at the right edge of the header or footer:
{=x-(y*(({={page}-1}*y)+1))}
With a starting page number of 25, the results are as follows:
page 1 page 2
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| pg 25 . pg 23 | | pg 24 . pg 22 |
| . | | . |
| . | | . |
| . | | . |
| . | | . |
| . | | . |
| . | | . |
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You can use the following generic formula to simulate page numbering for
any number of columns:
{=x-(y*(({={page}-1}*y)+z))}
In this formula, x equals the number from which you want to start counting
backwards, "y" is the number of columns per page, and "z" is the current
column number minus 1. In the first column, z would be 0; in the second
column, z would be 1; and so on. Insert the formula in the header or
footer, positioning each formula at the desired location above or below the
appropriate column.
For two-column page numbering where the numbering starts from 25, use the
following formula:
{=25-(2*(({={page}-1}*2)+0))} 25, 23, 21,...
{=25-(2*(({={page}-1}*2)+1))} 24, 22, 20,...
For three-column page numbering where the numbering stars from 25, use the
following formula:
{=25-(3*(({={page}-1}*3)+0))} 25, 22, 19,...
{=25-(3*(({={page}-1}*3)+1))} 24, 21, 18,...
{=25-(3*(({={page}-1}*3)+2))} 23, 20, 17,...
For four-column page numbering, use the following formula:
{=25-(4*(({={page}-1}*4)+0))} 25, 21, 17,...
{=25-(4*(({={page}-1}*4)+1))} 24, 20, 16,...
{=25-(4*(({={page}-1}*4)+2))} 21, 17, 13,...
{=25-(4*(({={page}-1}*4)+3))} 19, 15, 11,...
NOTE: If there is not an exact number of pages (you are printing five
columns' worth of text, with three columns per page, so one column is
blank), you may see negative numbers in the header. There is no simple
workaround for this. Making the last page a separate section and removing
the formula from the header in the blank column is one solution.
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, pages 243-247
"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 421-431
"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," version 1.x, pages 246-247
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbfield kbtable KB118638 |
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