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Field codes: SectionPages field

Applies to: Microsoft Office Word 2007, Word 2003

{ SECTIONPAGES }

Inserts the total number of pages in a section (section: A portion of a document in which you set certain page formatting options. You create a new section when you want to change such properties as line numbering, number of columns, or headers and footers.). When using this field, you should restart page numbering from 1 in each section after the first section.

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To print text such as "Page 4 of 29" on each page of a document you've divided into sections, insert the following fields and text in the header or footer (header and footer: A header, which can consist of text or graphics, appears at the top of every page in a section. A footer appears at the bottom of every page. Headers and footers often contain page numbers, chapter titles, dates, and author names.):

Page { PAGE } of { SECTIONPAGES }