So I bought the Virgin wireless broadband thingie for my laptop. I'll let y'all know how it works.
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tommyrot - Feb 16, 2010 10:13:11 am PST #12874 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
lisah - Feb 16, 2010 11:49:07 am PST #12875 of 25501
Punishingly Intricate
Another Word 2007 question, I cannot figure out how to insert the total number of pages as in Page # of #. It used to be on the handy header/footer toolbar. I can figure out how to insert and format the page number but not the total pages.
After working with Word 2007 for 4 months, I said "fuck it" and I moved over to a Mac. I am someone who found it so objectionable that I never adapted. I hope you find it easier than I did.
Oh how I wish that were an option. The Government wants me to be in pain.
Dana - Feb 16, 2010 11:58:36 am PST #12876 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
lisah, is it under the option called "Quick Parts"? I haven't used that, but it looks like you can go to Fields, DocProperty, and then Pages.
(Quick Parts? WTH, Word?)
Gudanov - Feb 16, 2010 12:00:31 pm PST #12877 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
Can you just go to the "Insert" ribbon and select one of the Page Number styles that has 'Page X of Y'?
lisah - Feb 16, 2010 12:17:16 pm PST #12878 of 25501
Punishingly Intricate
Can you just go to the "Insert" ribbon and select one of the Page Number styles that has 'Page X of Y'?
That's the only way I've found but I don't want it to freaking style my document for me!! It's so ridic. Seriously. I feel very alone in my office about this because nobody else really cares how things look, I guess. possibly also I'm not the most patient person in the world.
lisah, is it under the option called "Quick Parts"? I haven't used that, but it looks like you can go to Fields, DocProperty, and then Pages.
I can get to that field but I can't figure out how it works.
Gudanov - Feb 16, 2010 12:27:00 pm PST #12879 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
Can you reformat it after it's inserted? It'll put in the fields for you, but you can change it after that.
lisah - Feb 16, 2010 12:29:58 pm PST #12880 of 25501
Punishingly Intricate
Can you reformat it after it's inserted? It'll put in the fields for you, but you can change it after that.
Well, yes, but what a pain in the ass!
EVERYTHING ABOUT WORD 2007 SUCKS WAH WAH WAHHHHHHH
thank you for listening
Dana - Feb 16, 2010 12:32:01 pm PST #12881 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
If you insert a field that displays the current page, then insert a field that displays the total number of pages, and then put "of" between them, that should work. Though it seems ridiculously convoluted. I also had to right-click and Update Field to get the total number of pages field to update.
Vortex - Feb 16, 2010 12:32:57 pm PST #12882 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Yes, Word 2007 sucks balls. And no one here wants to uninstall because of some drama with our Microsoft contract.
Gris - Feb 16, 2010 12:47:36 pm PST #12883 of 25501
Hey. New board.
lisah: [link] . It's basically what Dana says, but it shows that it's not that different from how it was done in 2003. Apparently, all they've done is remove the option from the Header/Footer toolbar. Which is stupid, but so it goes.