Troubleshoot pages and page numbers

Microsoft Office Publisher 2003

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You typed a number on a master page of your publication instead of inserting the page number mark (#). The number that you typed now appears on every page in your publication to which that master page is applied. To correct this, delete the number on the master page and insert the page number mark (#).

ShowHow?

  1. On the View menu, click Master Page.
  2. In the Edit Master Pages task pane, click the arrow next to the master page that contains the page number you want to change, and then click Edit.
  3. Delete the number that you typed.
  4. On the Insert menu, click Page Numbers.
  5. In the Page Numbers dialog box, select the options that you want, and then click OK.
  6. To see the updated page number, click View publication pages, and then navigate to a page to which the master page is applied.

ShowI want to remove a page.

  1. On the page sorter, right-click the page number that you want to delete, and then click Delete Page.

Notes

  • If you are in two-page spread view, it is best to delete both pages.
  • If the page you are deleting contains a text box that is part of a chain of connected text boxes, the text in that text box moves to the connecting text boxes on other pages.
  • To restore a deleted page, immediately click Undo Delete Page on the Edit menu.

ShowI don't want a page number to appear on the first page.

  1. On the Insert menu, click Page Numbers.
  2. Clear the Show page number on first page check box.

ShowI want to change the font for the page numbers.

You can change the font used for page numbers as you would any other text.

  1. On the View menu, click Master Page.
  2. In the Edit Master Pages task pane, click the arrow next to the master page whose page numbers you want to reformat, and then click Edit.
  3. Select the page number mark and any other text in the text box.
  4. On the Format menu, click Font.
  5. In the Font dialog box, click the options that you want, and then click OK.
  6. To see the reformatted page numbers, click View publication pages, and then navigate to a page to which the master page is applied.

ShowI want to change the style of my page numbers

If you want to use a different kind of page numbering, for example, if you want to use roman numerals instead of arabic numerals, you must change this in the Section dialog box.

ShowChange the page number format for an existing section

  1. On the Insert menu, click Section.
  2. Under Page Numbering, select the number format you want from the Number format box.
  3. Select any other options that you want.

Note  This sets the number format for all pages in the current section. A publication always has one section by default. If no other sections have been inserted, the numbering format will apply to all pages in the publication.

ShowChange the page number format for a new section

  1. On the Insert menu, click Section.
  2. Select the Begin a section with this page check box.
  3. Under Page Numbering, select the number format you want from the Number format box.
  4. Select other options as desired.

Note  This inserts a new section in the current page in the publication. This section is shown by a break in the page icons at the bottom of the window.

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To restart the page numbering, click Start at, and then type or select the page number you want the new section to start with.

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