The Techtav macros found on http://www.tech-tav.com/guides.html allow you to link file together and then automatically update page numbers, cross references etc. I have found it very useful. Ilana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Halley" <donald@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 4:05 PM Subject: atw: Re: Word question: Automatic sequential page numbering across multiple documents > I'd be interested if anyone does have a solution. > The workaround is to use chapter numbering 1-1, 2-1 etc and then you can = > use RD fields to pull the TOC and the index together. > It also makes easier to publish as you do not have to wait for the = > preceding chapter to be finished before you print out the chapters. > Donald Halley > > -----Original Message----- > From: tien.sieh@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tien.sieh@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, 25 August 2003 3:22 PM > To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: atw: Word question: Automatic sequential page numbering across > multiple documents > > > > > > > hi all, > > no doubt this has been asked before but is there a way of doing this > automatically or at least less manually then going to each document and > manually setting the start at page number field? > > A,.doc - pages 1 - 21 > B.doc - pages 22 - 24 > C.doc - pages 25 - 30 > <many documents later> > ZZ.doc pages 522- 530 > > thanks > > > Tien Sieh > CSM Technology > tel: (03) 9686 4242 fax: (03) 9686 5455 mob: 0421 666 634 > www.csm.com.au > > ************************************************** > To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to = > austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to = > austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject = > field. > > To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx = > with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. > > To search the austechwriter archives, go to = > www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter > > To contact the list administrator, send a message to = > austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ************************************************** > ************************************************** > To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. > > To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. > > To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter > > To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ************************************************** > ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************