Start page numbering on page 2 2

Use the following formula:

totext(pagenumber - 1, 0,"")+" of " + totext(totalpagecount - 1,0,"")

Then right click on the formula->format field->common->suppress->x+2 and enter:

pagenumber = 1

This will start the page numbering at "1" on the second page and will also count the page total excluding the first page.

-LB

Thanks! - this works great but I can now see that I didn't specify what I wanted correctly.
What I need is to start numbering on page 1 but show it as page 2, i.e. page 1 appears as page 2, page 2 appears as page 3 etc.

Thanks

jcl5

May I suggest an alternative to using the formula mentioned above?

1. Right-click on PageNofM & go to Format Field...
2. Click the Common tab & open the Formula builder next to Supress.
3. Type: pagenumber=1
4. Save changes.


On the 2nd issue you mention, starting the counting @ page 2...
I'm sure there's another way to do this, but what about going to the Section Expert for the Report Header and checking the box for New Page After. If you want to leave the top page blank for a cover page, this might work.

Alter lbass's formula to:

totext(pagenumber + 1, 0,"")+" of " + totext(totalpagecount + 1,0,"")

And then remove the conditional suppression.

~Brian