WD: Page Number Start At Limited to a Number Range (176137)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q176137

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word, the Page Numbers command on the Insert menu allows you to specify a starting page number other than 1 and is limited to a specific number range.

MORE INFORMATION

The number range of the starting page number varies from one version of Word to another. The following table lists the number format range for the versions listed at the beginning of this article. 
                                                Number Format
                                  -----------------------------------------
   Word Version                   Arabic      Alphabetic     Roman Numerals
   ------------                   ------      ----------     --------------

   Word 98 Macintosh Edition      0 - 32,766   1 - 780       1 - 32,766
   Word for the Macintosh 6.x     0 - 32,767   1 - 780       1 - 3,999

   Word 97 for Windows            0 - 32,766   1 - 780       1 - 32,766
   Word for Windows 95 (7.x)      0 - 32,767   1 - 780       1 - 3,999
   Word for Windows 6.x           0 - 32,767   0 - 32,767    0 - 32,767
To change the page numbering Start At, follow these steps:
  1. On the Insert menu, click Page Numbers.
  2. In the Page Numbers dialog box, click Format.
  3. In the Page Number Format dialog box, under Page Numbering, click to select Start At, type the desired starting page number, click OK, and then click Close to exit the Page Numbers dialog box.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
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