How do I automatically number a word document sequentially from a template?

Question

I am trying to create a template for my 'job write-ups' in work.

I was wondering if their was a way I could set a field so that every time I open the template, the "Job Number - X" would increase by 1, so that I don't need to format it every time I create a new document.

Answer 1

You would have to write a VBA macro that stored a variable somewhere. That variable would be the record of the last-used number. Then, when you create a new document, the Macro would read the variable, increment it by 1, then store the updated value. Here are some pages with similar code that can get you started:

Implement auto-increment with Word macro

Creating sequentially numbered documents (such as invoices)

Word Macro - auto increment invoice number

Answer 2

You may also want to take a look at Automatic numbering of Word documents by Graham Mayor, MVP which has both vba code and an Add-In to manage this. He writes from a Word for Windows perspective but he worked on the code already referred to.