Autotext page numbering won't update!

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jlee@valleywater.org - 19 Oct 2007 20:58 GMT

I used autotexts for automatic page numbering that appear outside the
header/footer area:

{ page} of { numpages}

And it worked . . . initially. However, the "numpages" field won't
update even though more pages added. I tried switching the view mode,
closing and re-opening the file, etc., but still it won't update. Did
I miss any step, or is there any way to fix this problem?

PLEASE HELP!

Joy

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Russ - 20 Oct 2007 08:51 GMT

Joy,
This is what Jay said in other message thread you had.
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It sounds like you've hit the "Page X of Y" bug. Read
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/PageXofY.htm for possible solutions.

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> I used autotexts for automatic page numbering that appear outside the
> header/footer area:
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> Joy

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Tony Jollans - 21 Oct 2007 10:16 GMT

Outside of the header and footer it won't automatically update as you add
pages. You must explicitly update it to see the correct value on screen. It
will, however update itself if you Print (or Print Preview) it.

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Tony

>I used autotexts for automatic page numbering that appear outside the
> header/footer area:
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> Joy

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jlee@valleywater.org - 22 Oct 2007 22:48 GMT

On Oct 21, 2:16 am, "Tony Jollans" <My forename at my surname dot com>
wrote:

> Outside of the header and footer it won't automatically update as you add
> pages. You must explicitly update it to see the correct value on screen. It
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Thank you for your response!

You wrote:
Outside of the header and footer it won't automatically update as you
add
pages. You must explicitly update it to see the correct value on
screen. It
will, however update itself if you Print (or Print Preview) it.

However, my customer is requesting to make that happen automatically,
without switching views/or having to print. Is that possible by
macros/Visual Basic programming?

Joy

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Russ - 23 Oct 2007 06:29 GMT

Joy,
In response to this subroutine, Jean-Guy offered the link below for more
information.

Sub UpdateAllFields()
Dim oStory As Range
For Each oStory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
oStory.Fields.Update
If oStory.StoryType <> wdMainTextStory Then
While Not (oStory.NextStoryRange Is Nothing)
Set oStory = oStory.NextStoryRange
oStory.Fields.Update
Wend
End If
Next oStory
Set oStory = Nothing
End Sub

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If the first story of a the header/footer story range is totally blank, e.g.
the main header of the first section has never been set, this code will not
update the headers/footers in the following sections.

For a workaround, See
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/ReplaceAnywhere.htm

Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP
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> On Oct 21, 2:16 am, "Tony Jollans" <My forename at my surname dot com>
> wrote:
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> Joy

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