WD2000: Same Page Number Appears on Every Page of Document (244311)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q244311

SYMPTOMS

All page numbers in your document may have the same page number. For example, all your pages may have the number 1, 20, or 45.

This problem is related to how the document is displayed and does not affect the printed output.

This problem does not occur if the document is protected for tracked changes or forms. Also, the page numbers in your document are updated correctly when the document is unprotected.

CAUSE

This behavior appears when you protect your document for comments. The page number Word uses is the page number of the currently active page at the time you protect your document for comments.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do one of the following:
  • Unprotect the document. To do this, click Unprotect Document on the Tools menu.

    -or-
  • Protect your document for Tracked changes. To do this, click Unprotect Document on the Tools menu. Then click Protect Document on the Tools menu, click Tracked changes, and click OK.

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212197 WD2000: Cannot Turn Field Codes On or Off in Protected Document

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/6/2000
Keywords:kbprb KB244311
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