In the Send to Microsoft Office Word dialog box, click the page layout that you want, and then do one of the following: To paste content that you want to remain static, or unchanged, when the content in the original PowerPoint 2007 presentation is updated, click Paste, and then click OK. Pages and Word Overview. If you are like me, you prefer your Mac over a Windows-based computer. You like that your Mac just works and maintenance is If you are a Mac convert, and I admit I am, you no doubt used Microsoft Word on Windows. When moving to the Mac environment you believed you.
I have been trying to get Microshaft word 2008 for Mac to start page numbers only on page 3. I have a title page, a table of contents, and then the body of my document. I have created a section at the bottom of the table of contents.
Then in the footer, to the next section, I have tried to insert page numbers. BUT it routinely adds page numbers to the bottom of the first section as well. SO I have page 1 on the title page, page 2 on the table of contents; then I have page 1 on the first page and so on. Click to expand.
Congratulations - you are trying to do some of the most complicated things in Microsoft Word. And I am NOT kidding. The page numbering feature has been broken in the Windows versions of Word since - ever. And I don't expect the Mac version to be any different. There are howtos and knowledgebase articles explaining how it can be done, but in my experience, none of them ever really worked. I assembled a master thesis once by breaking the original Word document into multiple Word documents, each with its own numbering. Then I PDFed them and (re-)joined all those PDFs into one PDF file which we handed to the printer (meaning a person, not a device).
I must add that the numbering in this paper was a bit more complicated and required multiple pages -without- a printed page number in between; that was a layout requirement. The thing is: Microsoft Word 2003 for Windows couldn't do it and nothing worked as it was documented by Microsoft. Come on guys, it's easy. What you do is break the link from the previous section and then you format page numbering and start at page 1.
For example, you have a few pages (or one) that are your TOC. Click insertbreakSection break next page.
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The bring up headers and footers. There's the icon for headers and footers called 'link to previous.' Click on that and it breaks the link to the previous header and footer for the first pages you had. Then click the format page number icon and click start at page 1. Then click insert page number. Inserting Page Numbers on Other than First Page using Microsoft Word for Mac 2008 Inserting page numbers starting on page other than first page Type entire document in one section. If you must have page breaks, make sure you use ( Insert/Breaks/Page Break).
Do not use section breaks or youll have a hard time numbering pages. Do not insert page numbers until your document is in final format.
Even then, save a copy of the document without page numbers so you can go back to it if your page numbering gets out of control. You'd think the uber-intelligent writers of these programs could overcome the awkward page numbering system, but. Here's how you do this with what we have. On the page before the one where you want to start numbering, place curser at bottom of page and insert a continuous section break (Insert/Breaks/Section Break (continuous) 2. Move to the page where you want numbering to begin. Open Header/Footer by clicking on View/Header and Footer 3.
Place curser in the footer then open the Formatting Palette. You must complete step 2 above before opening the Formatting Palette to get the Palette to show Header and Footer information. And you must put your curser in the footer for the Palette to show what you need ( View/Formatting Palette/Header-Footer ) 4. In the Formatting Palette click on Header-Footer and it opens to show where you can make adjustments.
Uncheck the box for Link to Previous 5. Place curser in the footer of the page where you want to begin numbering 6. In the top bar of your screen, click Insert/Page Numbers then adjust settings for position and alignment. Be sure to uncheck Show number on first page 7. Click Format then check the radio button for Start at and type in the number of the page PRECEDING THE PAGE where you really want to begin your numbering.
For example, if you want to begin numbering on page 13, type in the number 12 and make sure the box is unchecked for show number on first page. The number 13 should show in the footer of the page where you want to begin numbering. This completes the process. Check your pages from the beginning to the end to make sure you have no numbers on the preceding pages and that the numbers are correct throughout. If you have mistakenly created more than the two sections described in step 1 above, your page numbers will be inaccurate before you reach the end of the document.
If things go wrong, go to Edit in the top bar, click Undo Page Numbers, and start again. Do not try to get rid of numbers by deleting the number on the page.
If the whole process breaks down, close out of the document; reopen the original that you saved, and go through the steps again. Print a copy of these instructions because, if you're like me, you'll have to figure it out all over again. This time, I saved these instructions in a folder labeled 'Tips' on my own Mac. This isn't the first time I've had to figure all of this out. Worked until recent update I went through the convoluted directions last week, and it worked (thank you).
Then I updated Word. Now it won't work I need to have the numbering start on the second page of the document with a number '1'.
The best I can get it to do is to put a 1 on both pages 1 and 2. If I then delete the 1 on the first page, it deletes all subsequent numbers. I also tried making the text white on page one, but it then makes it white on all pages. To get through this week's assignment, I sent the file to a friend with a PC to see if he can make it work, then send it back to me (and hopefully the formatting will remain correct). But there's no way I can do that for every assignment or my upcoming dissertation. This is crazy. Update to Word 2011 for the Mac The Formatting Palette no longer exists in Word 2011.
Instead you must turn the ribbon on. If View/Ribbon is grayed out you need to go to Word Preferences and turn it on there. To open the header-footer tab on the ribbon select View/Header-Footer. Then click the Header-Footer tab to the right of the Home tab. The most useful tools are 'Different First Page' and 'Link to Previous.'
If you're numbering pages sequentially across a number of sections you'll want to keep 'Link to Previous' checked. The tricky part is 'Different First Page.' Keep in mind that when you start a new section (Insert/Break/Section Break (Next Page)) the first page of that section becomes the new first page for numbering, header-footer, and other purposes. At one point I had a section break (continuous), a section that was two columns including a manual column break, and a section after that which was a single column. By trial and error I discovered that placing a section break (next page) immediately after the two-column section, then followed that with a section break (continuous) the stupid software behaved itself.
I agree with others in this (and many other) threads. This is a royal pain. My wife has tried Scrivener and found it pretty darn good.
I'm going to give it a try as soon as I get a chance. Courage, Tony Lima. Inserting page numbers starting on page other than first page Type entire document in one section. If you must have page breaks, make sure you use ( Insert/Breaks/Page Break). Do not use section breaks or youll have a hard time numbering pages. Do not insert page numbers until your document is in final format.
Even then, save a copy of the document without page numbers so you can go back to it if your page numbering gets out of control. You'd think the uber-intelligent writers of these programs could overcome the awkward page numbering system, but. Here's how you do this with what we have. On the page before the one where you want to start numbering, place curser at bottom of page and insert a continuous section break (Insert/Breaks/Section Break (continuous) 2. Move to the page where you want numbering to begin. Open Header/Footer by clicking on View/Header and Footer 3. Place curser in the footer then open the Formatting Palette.
You must complete step 2 above before opening the Formatting Palette to get the Palette to show Header and Footer information. And you must put your curser in the footer for the Palette to show what you need ( View/Formatting Palette/Header-Footer ) 4. In the Formatting Palette click on Header-Footer and it opens to show where you can make adjustments. Uncheck the box for Link to Previous 5. Place curser in the footer of the page where you want to begin numbering 6. In the top bar of your screen, click Insert/Page Numbers then adjust settings for position and alignment. Be sure to uncheck Show number on first page 7.
Click Format then check the radio button for Start at and type in the number of the page PRECEDING THE PAGE where you really want to begin your numbering. For example, if you want to begin numbering on page 13, type in the number 12 and make sure the box is unchecked for show number on first page. The number 13 should show in the footer of the page where you want to begin numbering. This completes the process. Check your pages from the beginning to the end to make sure you have no numbers on the preceding pages and that the numbers are correct throughout. If you have mistakenly created more than the two sections described in step 1 above, your page numbers will be inaccurate before you reach the end of the document.
If things go wrong, go to Edit in the top bar, click Undo Page Numbers, and start again. Do not try to get rid of numbers by deleting the number on the page.
If the whole process breaks down, close out of the document; reopen the original that you saved, and go through the steps again. Print a copy of these instructions because, if you're like me, you'll have to figure it out all over again.
This time, I saved these instructions in a folder labeled 'Tips' on my own Mac. This isn't the first time I've had to figure all of this out.
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There are considerably more paid Word alternatives on Mac than there are free ones but even the paid ones are all significantly cheaper than buying MS Office. You May Also Like:.
Here’s then is our list of the best alternatives to Microsoft Word for Mac: Pages is Apple’s answer to Microsoft Word and over the years it has become a very competitive alternative. Although Pages was originally part of the iWork suite, Apple now allows you to purchase it separately. Even better, for those that have upgraded to OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Pages is free too as Apple has made the entire iWork suite free for Yosemite users. As you would expect from an Apple product, Pages is extremely slick with some fantastic looking templates that make your work and documents look really professional. If you’ve got an iCloud account, you can also share Pages documents to it and continue editing on your iPad via iCloud.com. In an effort to work on all platforms and appeal to all users though, Pages has had to sacrifice certain features on Mac and it sometimes feels a bit “lightweight” and less professional than Word. Pages also takes some adapting to if you’re only used to using Word.
Menus are laid out differently and the “logic” behind it is slightly different to Word but when you get used to it, it’s amazingly easy to use with very smart results. For $19.99, Pages is well worth the money and for Yosemite users that get it for free, it’s a complete no-brainer as an alternative to Word. Mellel is a powerful word processor that focuses on scholars and those doing technical writing.
However, it’s a very suitable Word alternative, especially if you need multilingual support as Mellel supports Arabic, Persian, Hebrew and Syriac. Some users feel Mellel is more tailored for professional writers than Word for Mac which tries to cater for everyone.
Mellel is very responsive and fast and makes referencing and creating a table of contents for large documents easy. Although Mellel saves documents in its own format, you can save it in.docx, pdf, rtf and most other formats. There’s also a Lite version of Mellel which lacks some of the more powerful Word-like features of the full version but is still an excellent lightweight alternative to Word. Write 2 is an extremely lightweight and slick Word alternative for Mac that looks particularly good on Retina displays and makes writing a pleasure. It doesn’t claim to be a full alternative to Word but it does provide all of the essential functionality in a more Mac like interface.
It’s easy to use and if you only need to perform simple word processing, it’s an excellent option for writing. It’s also integrated with iCloud so you can work wherever you are.
Nisus Writer has been around for over 20 years and many faithful users prefer it to Microsoft Word. Nisus Writer Pro is suitable for all types of writing but is particularly good for essays and technical writing as it supports cross referencing, line numbering, table of contents etc. It’s not exactly cheap at $79.00 but it’s a very straightforward, slick and functional word processor that offers much of what Microsoft Word does. There a few free alternatives to Word on Mac but of course, none of them have the same features or power as Word. However, for basic word processing, they’re absolutely fine.
OpenOffice, NeoOffice and LibreOffice in particular offer a surprising amount of features and an entire replacement for the Microsoft Office for Mac suite. Online) If you want a very simple and free online alternative to Word without having to install or download anything, then Google Docs is your solution. Google Docs is now quite a powerful suite and the word processor does much of what Word can do. It’s obviously more limited than MS Word in some areas but if you want a hassle free solution for simple opening and editing of DOCX documents and editing them on any device, Google Docs is perfect. Google Docs isn’t very good when it comes to adding images and annotations and if your documents are confidential, it’s maybe not the best solution as they are stored on Google’s servers. (Free) Bean is probably the most popular free alternative to Word on Mac. Although it’s no longer being developed, it still remains an excellent free word processor that can open Word documents, save documents in Word format and generally do most of the things you can do in Word.
Of course, it’s nowhere near as slick or powerful but it’s a very accomplished word processor for free. Because it’s no longer being developed though, there are no guarantees it will work with future versions of OS X although it does work with OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
(Free) Growly Write is a relatively new free alternative to Word. It’s made by the same developers that created one of the best available, Growly Notes. Growly Write takes up far less space than Word yet offers many of the same features without being bloated. Growly Write allows you to add pictures, columns, tables and has a clear and easy to use interface. The format panel on the right puts all of Growly Write’s features and tools at your fingertips and it can also export to PDF.
(Free) OmmWriter works on Mac, PC and iPad and is aimed at those that need a simple and soothing Word alternative with no flashy features or distractions. OmmWriter uses relaxing backgrounds and a simple interface to help you focus on writing. It also has calming audiotracks and keystroke sounds which depending on the person, will either soothe or annoy the hell out of you. The free version of OmmWriter has 3 backgrounds 3 audio tracks and 3 keystroke sounds. The paid version has more of each and costs a minimum modest donation of $5.11. If you’re looking for an extremely basic word processor for Mac that focuses just on the writing, OmmWriter is for you. (Free) OpenOffice for Mac is a completely free alternative to Microsoft Office for Mac and the equivalent of Word in OpenOffice for Mac is Writer.
OpenOffice was originally created by Oracle but is now developed by Apache and one of the most widely used MS Office alternatives on Mac. Writer is probably the closest thing you’ll get to Word for free and opens pretty much any format, including DOCX. OpenOffice is fast, stable and functional and if you need a complete free replacement for MS Office for Mac, it’s a perfect solution. On the downside, OpenOffice is based on Java which is notoriously problematic and insecure on Mac. If you choose OpenOffice, just make sure you save your work regularly but our advice is avoid anything that requires Java.
NeoOffice (below) offers most of the features of OpenOffice but without the need for Java. (Free) NeoOffice is an adaption of OpenOffice specifically for Mac without using Java and with a much slicker Mac like interface. As with OpenOffice, the Word for Mac equivalent in NeoOffice is Writer. NeoOffice also has some added functionality compared to OpenOffice such as support for full screen mode, it’s slightly quicker than OpenOffice and it has all-round better integration with OS X. NeoOffice used to be free but now requires a mandatory $10 donation to activate it which is still a very modest amount when you consider you’re getting an entire Office suite. (Free) LibreOffice for Mac is another fully featured alternative to Office on Mac.
Like OpenOffice and NeoOffice, the Word equivalent in LibreOffice is Writer. LibreOffice offers most of the same features as OpenOffice and NeoOffice although it can be quite unstable sometimes.
This may be because, unlike NeoOffice which is now based on the slick Cocoa interface, LibreOffice still uses clunky old Java like OpenOffice which we recommend avoiding if possible. These are the best substitutes to Word for Mac but if you have any questions about them or other suggestions, let us know in the comments below. Note that if you’re looking for a way to organize your writing, many of these alternatives can also be complemented with some of these excellent.
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