PageNumbers.Add Method (Word)
Returns a PageNumber object that represents page numbers added to a header or footer in a section.
Syntax
expression .Add(PageNumberAlignment, FirstPage)
expression Required. A variable that represents a PageNumbers collection.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
PageNumberAlignment |
Optional |
Variant |
Can be any WdPageNumberAlignment constant. |
FirstPage |
Optional |
Variant |
False to make the first-page header and the first-page footer different from the headers and footers on all subsequent pages in the document. If FirstPage is set to False, a page number isn't added to the first page. If this argument is omitted, the setting is controlled by the DifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter property. |
Remarks
If the LinkToPrevious property for the HeaderFooter object is set to True, the page numbers will continue sequentially from one section to next throughout the document.
Example
This example adds a page number to the primary footer in the first section of the active document.
With ActiveDocument.Sections(1)
.Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).PageNumbers.Add _
PageNumberAlignment:=wdAlignPageNumberLeft, _
FirstPage:=True
End With
This example creates and formats page numbers in the header for the active document.
Set myPgNum = ActiveDocument.Sections(1) _
.Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary) _
.PageNumbers.Add(PageNumberAlignment:= _
wdAlignPageNumberCenter, FirstPage:= True)
myPgNum.Select
With Selection.Range
.Italic = True
.Bold = True
End With