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Q: How to format footer differently from page 1 to page 2

I have a two-page document in Pages.  I'm trying to format the footer on page one to say "continued", but on page two, either have the page number (pref.), or be blank.  I can't remove, add, or change one without affecting the other.

 

Is there a way to do this?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Sep 19, 2016 6:32 PM

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  • by TheExpolsiveCow,

    TheExpolsiveCow TheExpolsiveCow Sep 19, 2016 6:36 PM in response to wifeypoo
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    Sep 19, 2016 6:36 PM in response to wifeypoo

    Yes. Click Document in the top right corner. Select Section, and click "Create a new section" at the bottom.

     

    Hope this helps.

  • by wifeypoo,

    wifeypoo wifeypoo Sep 19, 2016 6:39 PM in response to TheExpolsiveCow
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    Sep 19, 2016 6:39 PM in response to TheExpolsiveCow

    I tried, it still seems affected in both cases. 

  • by pamfrombalwyn,

    pamfrombalwyn pamfrombalwyn Sep 19, 2016 8:31 PM in response to wifeypoo
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    Sep 19, 2016 8:31 PM in response to wifeypoo

    You may have omitted to look at the Document > Section (if using Pages 5.x) or Layout > Section (Pages 09). In this area you need to 'uncheck' Match previous section or 'Use previous headers & footers'...

     

    The above applies ONLY once you are working in the NEW section you created with a section break

  • by wifeypoo,

    wifeypoo wifeypoo Sep 20, 2016 9:17 AM in response to pamfrombalwyn
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    Sep 20, 2016 9:17 AM in response to pamfrombalwyn

    I guess I don't really understand the purpose of "create new section" then.  I've been told to use it, but am I using it incorrectly?  I'm obviously a novice at this.  Because, I have tried unchecking the "match previous section" but I'm guessing that it only works if I technically have two separate sections.

     

    So, maybe what I'm gathering is that I am to "create new section" at the bottom of page one BEFORE I even create a second page?  At this point, the whole two pages are typed, I'm just trying to add in "continued" into the footer on page one, and either nothing or "2" at the footer of page two.

     

    Is this correct?  Something is not right in what I am doing.