WinWord Outline View May Display Incorrect Number of Pages

 Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q78423
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word for Windows, when viewing a document longer than one page in outline view, the NUMPAGES field in a header or footer may not display the correct number of pages for the outline.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. This problem was corrected in Word version 7.0 for Windows 95.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. From the File menu, choose Open.

  2. If necessary, select the WINWORD directory from the Directories box. Select GRAPHICS.DOC from the File Name box, and choose the OK button.

  3. From the View menu, choose Outline.

  4. Click the "3" button on the outline bar, or press ALT+SHIFT+3 to display only heading levels 1-3.

  5. From the File menu, choose Print Preview.

The number of pages shown in the header on page two is incorrect. Although the document has nine pages, the outline displays only four.

MORE INFORMATION

Updating the NUMPAGES field should allow the header to represent the correct number of pages in outline view, but the correct page number does not always display on the screen. The correct number does print, even if the display is incorrect.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 490, 510-514, 574

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: kbfield
Additional query words: 1.0 1.1 1.1a 1.x 2.0 2.0 word6
footer wrong incorrect improper 2.0a 2.0a 2.0b 2.0a-CD 2.0b
2.0a-CD 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword winword2
Keywords : kbfield
Version : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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