Problem
Microsoft Word includes several features designed to ease the potential pain of formatting a lengthy document, including the seemingly mundane task of numbering pages. However, displaying the proper number on a page can be extremely important in large documents, especially if that page is referenced via a table of contents or an index, or is used in a footnote reference. Whether it is an academic work such as a dissertation, or a technical document such as a software design specification, correctly numbering pages is necessary for effective communication.

Solution
The process to display page number information based on the number of actual pages per section rather than actual pages in the entire document is relatively simple. However, Microsoft has chosen not to make the method as simple as clicking a button on a toolbar, which is all that is required for many other numbering schemes. [Continued…] [Mark Kaelin]