Using IF field to insert conditional text based on the current page number.

Question

I have  a header in which I want to insert a field (IF..Then...Else) to test for the current page number and display conditional text.

Example: if the current page is > 1, display "Comments (cont.)" ELSE display "Comments"

How do I test for the current page?

Answer 1

Such a field would be coded as:

{IF{PAGE}= 1 "Comments" "Comments (cont.)"}

Note: The field brace pairs (i.e. '{ }') for the above example are all created in the document itself, via Ctrl-F9 (Cmd-F9 on a Mac); you can't simply type them or copy & paste them from this message. The spaces represented in the field construction are all required.

Answer 2

Well, you could use { IF { PAGE } > 1 "Comments (cont.)" "Comments" }, where the braces must be inserted using Ctrl+F9 (though you can use Alt+Shift+P to insert the PAGE field).

An easier solution, however, is to enable Different First Page and put "Comments" in the First Page Header and "Comments (cont.)" in the primary Header, which appears on pp. 2ff.