Page Numbers Part 2 - How to Insert 2 Page Numbers in a Header

If you have read the first post on page numbers, you know that in general, pagination for Turabian is easier than it seems..... until you have to put two page numbers in the same header. MS Word obviously isn't setup to do this easily - after all, why would anyone want to have two different page numbers in the same header? Only Turabian could force a person to engage in such peculiarity. Luckily, there is a way, but narrow is the way, and few there be who find it. * 
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Inserting Two Page Numbers in a Header

• Insert your main (normally formatted) page number in the proper place 
  For example, if you want your finished page numbers to look like this, [55] 1, type you brackets and insert the page number between them. 
• Right-click on the page number and click “Toggle Field Codes”
• Highlight and copy the page number field
• Place your insertion point in where you want to place your special footnote
• Press Ctrl+F9 to insert a field (a double bracket {} highlighted in gray will appear)
  ***DO NOT TYPE THE BRACKETS – you MUST insert a field, not just text***
• Click inside the brackets and paste the page number inside the brackets
• Type a minus sign (or plus sign) followed by the number the special page number needs to be offset by. *NOTE: if the page number is less than the offset, Roman numerals and letters will not be visible.
• The field code should look something like this:
  { = { PAGE } - 54 }** or {= {PAGE   \* MERGEFORMAT} - 54}**
• Right click on the field, and click “Toggle Field Codes”
• The special page number should now be offset by the number entered, and should look like this: [55] 1

Changing the Format of the Special Page Number

     If needed, you can change the special page number to Roman numerals or to letters using the steps bellow. 

• Right-click on the special page number and click “Toggle Field Codes”
  *NOTE: The page number code might appear as a number: { = 8 - 1 } Right-click on the page number and click “Toggle Field Codes” if you want to see the full code.
• Enter a \* followed by the appropriate control after the offset number
  Examples:

                     { = { PAGE } - 1 \* Arabic }  for 1

                     { = { PAGE } - 1 \* alphabetic }  for a

                     { = { PAGE } - 1 \* ALPHABETIC }  for A

                     { = { PAGE } - 1 \* roman }  for i

                     { = { PAGE } - 1 \* ROMAN }  for I

*NOTE: If you change the main page number using the "Format Page Numbers" dialog box, your page numbers will not work. To change the format of the main page number, use the following steps. 

• Right-click on the special page number and click “Toggle Field Codes” 
• Select the word following the \* and insert the appropriate control.
  Example:

                     { PAGE \* roman }  for i

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These steps should help you get a little bit further on your way to mastering pagination. Remember, you do not have to be at the mercy of the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, but you can take arms against the sea of troubles that Turabian tries to drown you in, and through good formatting, end them.***

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* Matthew 7:13-14

** The number 54 is used as an example. Please enter the number you need for your offset.

*** Hamlet Act 3, scene 1, 65-67

If you have any comments or encounter any issues with these instructions, please feel free to contact me.