Microsoft KB Archive/176137

= WD: Page Number Start At Limited to a Number Range =

Article ID: 176137

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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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.

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