PageNumbers.ShowFirstPageNumber property (Word)
True if the page number appears on the first page in the section. Read/write Boolean.
Syntax
expression. ShowFirstPageNumber
expression An expression that returns a 'PageNumbers' collection object.
Remarks
Setting this property to True automatically adds page numbers to a section.
Example
This example checks to see whether the page number appears on the first page in the active document.
Set myDoc = ActiveDocument
first = myDoc.Sections(1).Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary). _
PageNumbers.ShowFirstPageNumber
Msgbox "This document shows numbers on the first page - " & first
This example adds page numbers to the active document.
ActiveDocument.Sections(1) _
.Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).PageNumbers _
.ShowFirstPageNumber = True
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