Can't Insert Page Numbering in Word 2010

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

So I've been working on my new novel and noticed that I hadn't added page numbers, yet. Okay, no problem. I'll add them in.

*buzz* Wrong. Apparently, I can't do that, now. When I go to the drop-down menu and it lists the options (Top of Page, Bottom of Page, etc) and go to any of those options, all I get is a message that says, "More Page Numbers from Office.com."

I've tried googling it but there doesn't seem to be a solution. Some workarounds, but I don't understand how it works and to be honest, for a 100+ page document, seems needlessly complicated. Is there ANY way at all to fix this problem so it can go back to how it was before?
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

I know some things won't let you have more than 999 pages, but I assume you're not at that high of a page count?
Which version of Word are you using? 1997/8? 2000/1? 2003/4? 2007/8? 2010/1? 2012/3? 365? (Win/Mac)

--Patrick
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

PatrThom said:
I know some things won't let you have more than 999 pages, but I assume you're not at that high of a page count?
Which version of Word are you using? 1997/8? 2000/1? 2003/4? 2007/8? 2010/1? 2012/3? 365? (Win/Mac)

--Patrick
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Like I said in the title, MS Word 2010. And I'm currently at 87 pages, but that's before I'll double space it.

It just really bugs me because the pagination had been working just fine before.
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

I managed to put in 100 pages on an old manuscript I had, using Word 2010.

Here's the trick: go to page layout view. Put your cursor over a section of the footer. You should get a "Header and Footer Tools" option on the ribbon. Click on the down-arrow under the "Footer" and then "Format Page Number." Just choose "simple" and then format it how you want. Right-click on the number to choose to change what you start it with; the Design Ribbon should have the check-boxes if you want different odd-even and different first page.
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

stienman said:
Follow the directions in the section "add a custom page number" here:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/w...ers-footers-and-page-numbers-HA010372690.aspx

What your running into is that office is trying to offer you a styled or templates page number, but the styles weren't loaded on your system, or are somehow inaccessible over the internet.

But just adding a field doesn't require the styled or templates, so it should work for you.
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Okay, that did it. It's stupidly complicated for what was once a very simple process.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

FWIW, I still use Word 5.1 for things. Because it works, and because Word 6 was A PILE OF STEAMING ENTRAIL CREAM FILLING.

--Patrick
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

Funny thing is, I still have a couple of 1-2-3 spreadsheets that I converted - long long long ago - into Excel spreadsheets.

And I still use one of them on a semi-regular basis (a calendar spreadsheet).

EDIT: Just checked - I converted it to an Excel spreadsheet in November of 1998.
 
Dave

Dave

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But there are things in Excel 10 that you couldn't do in 97 that I use every day. So I agree with you on one hand but on the other I need 10 for my job.
 
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