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On the same page PageNum and PageNum - 1

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2025-01-31T20:52:37+00:00

It is also possible to show the current page number (PageNum) on one page of a Word document and, on the same page, the number one higher or lower (PageNum + 1 or PageNum - 1 )

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  1. Stefan Blom 341.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2025-01-31T21:03:46+00:00

    The page number is a { PAGE } field. To see the field code, press Alt+F9 or Alt+Fn+F9, depending on your keyboard.

    To add the page number minus 1, press Ctrl+F9 (or Ctrl+Fn+F9 on some keyboards); Word adds field delimiters, { }. Type in an equal sign. Press Alt+Shift+P to add another PAGE field. Press the SpaceBar and then a hyphen and then 1.

    The screen shot below shows the field construct, with nonprinting characters displayed. (The dots represent space characters and the pilcrows, ¶, represent paragraph marks/returns.)

    Select the whole field construct and press F9 (Fn+F9) to update it.

    If you put the field inside the page header or footer, the field result will update automatically.

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  2. Charles Kenyon 167.4K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-01-31T21:27:10+00:00

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