Microsoft Word 2003: Advanced Page numbering ?

I need to number the pages and make page #4 be the first numbered page and be numbered page #1.





I have a strong understanding of word and have only been able to accomplish having the page numbers start appearing on page #4 but word insists on putting a 4 on page 4 (i want a 1 on page 4)





Thanks for any help you can offer, if the answer involves writing/recorcing a macro or VB Code don't bother, I won't get it.Microsoft Word 2003: Advanced Page numbering ?
Would it help if you divided your document into sections and applied the numbering to the second section only? Otherwise, chop the document into two separate documents.Microsoft Word 2003: Advanced Page numbering ?
You need to start a new section first.





You can then use section page numbers and total section pages to control what is displayed.





There are ways to control the start page number for a section (unlinking from previous - there is a toolbar for controlling page numbers). Unfortunately I'm on Word 2007 so what I have won't work for you.





http://homeworktips.about.com/od/compute鈥?/a> has a good section on this.
I think I understand your question so here goes. I don't know if it'll work but its worth a short. Why not try to move (what would be page 4) to the start of the document? At least then you'd know it'd be called page one.





Alternatively, just putt in the page numbers manually as fields in the footer.





Simple as that.
You have to divide the paper into sections.





I've had this problem too.... and it is irritating as all get out.
You make the un-numbered pages a distinct section, then put headers and/or footers on the section after it, this way:





1. At the top of the first page you want numbered, click the Insert-%26gt;Break menu item.


2. Insert a Next Page type section break.


3. Move the cursor down a few lines so it's in the new section you just created.


4. Click on the View-%26gt;Headers and Footers menu item. You should now see and be able to edit the section's header.


5. One of the icons on the Headers toolbar that pops up, probably the fifth from the right, will say ';Same as Previous'; when you hover the cursor over it. Click it to disconnect the header from the previous one.


6. The one to its right will say ';Switch between Header and Footer'; Click it.


7. You're now in the footer. Repeat step 5.


8. A third icon, probably the one to the right of the Switch one, will say ';Move to Previous'; Click it. You've now moved to the footer of the first section.


9. If there's a page number in the header or footer for this section, delete it.


10. Close the toolbar.


11. Go into the second section.


12. Click on the Insert-%26gt;Page Numbers menu item.


13. Click on the Format button.


14. Since you want the page numbering to start at one, click Start At. A 1 should show up in the list box adjacent to it.


15. Click OK.


16. Click OK to actually insert the page number.





Hope that helps.