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Numbering a Word document backwards

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Mike-31 Posted messages 18405 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   -
Bonjour,

I would like to number the pages of a document in Word 2007 starting from the last page.
How can I do this?

Thank you in advance
Laurent
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    Mike-31 Posted messages 18405 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 147
     
    Hi M@rina,

    Thank you for your response, it was out of simple curiosity, as my passion is Excel. Even though the request is rare, it remains interesting, which is why I asked and left you the task of detailing it, which you have done.
    I will take the liberty of detailing the practical application so that it is complete in the discussion, which I hope will be marked as resolved to serve as a reference.

    1/ Start with View/Header and Footer
    2/ Enter the formula =NUMPAGES-PAGE+1
    3/ Highlight NUMPAGES and press Ctrl+F9 to get {NUMPAGES}
    4/ Highlight PAGE and press Ctrl+F9 to get {PAGE}
    5/ Highlight the entire formula =NUMPAGES-PAGE+1 and press Ctrl+F9
    Result: {={NUMPAGES}-{PAGE}+1}

    To display the numbering mode, press Alt+F9
    Close the header and footer bar

    The technical explanations were provided in post 5 by M@rina

    See you later
    Mike-31

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  2. m@rina Posted messages 27542 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   11 562
     
    Good evening,

    To answer Mike's question, it's not very complicated. A page number is just a field, which can be defined like an Excel formula...

    NUMPAGES represents the total number of pages in the document; you subtract the current page number and add 1 to avoid starting at a page below the total number, which gives, for example:

    - First page: 191-1+1 = 191
    - Second page: 191-2+1 = 190
    - Third page: 191-3+1 = 189
    - etc.

    For those who are not familiar with fields, I remind you that the { } can be obtained with Ctrl+F9 and to toggle the field display between the code and the result, it's Alt+F9.

    m@rina

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  3. Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58213 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   17 482
     
    You type the last page first, then the second to last, and so on until the first:
    guaranteed result!
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    1. Leh
       
      Dear Raymond,

      thank you for your response, but I don't quite understand what you mean?
      I followed your advice, but the automatic numbering in Word remains unchanged; the first page keeps the number 1, the second page the 2, and so on...
      My document is intended for the Justice System: all pages must be numbered, ranked from the most recent to the oldest. This means that the oldest must have the number 1, and then the number increases as I add pages.
      In fact, I am looking for an "automatic reverse numbering" to insert in the footer.
      My document is very large (191 pages).
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    2. Leh
       
      Dear Raymond,

      Here it is, a friend gave me the answer:
      Hi Laurent,
      I’ve attached the Word file (in WORD 2007 and WORD 2003 format) that you were looking for.
      The numbering is reversed.
      I didn’t know you could do that!

      You needed to do {={NUMPAGES}-{PAGE}+1}
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  4. Mike-31 Posted messages 18405 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 147
     
    Hello,

    Very interesting, could you detail the whole process so that it can help everyone who wishes to put this numbering into practice?

    To attach the file, use the link below, click on the link/Browse/select your file/Allow access and paste the generated link at the top of the sheet into a post

    https://www.cjoint.com/

    See you
    Mike-31

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