Microsoft Office Q&A: General Discussion (Word, Excel, PowerPoint...)

Can someone please help me out here?

I need to number pages in Word, but I want the numbering to actually start on the third page. Does anyone know how to pull that off?

Every single time I open Word, it just starts counting from page one automatically. I can't figure out how to make my third page actually show up as page number 1.

Hey, I really think this might help you out

Mark Reed said:Here, I think this might help you out.

I followed those steps, but it’s only numbering page four as "1." I need it to start numbering from page four all the way to the end, but instead, it just treats that single fourth page as number one. What gives?

Am I missing something obvious here, or did I skip a step?🙏

I’ve been struggling all night trying to mark my page numbers in this thesis, starting from page 4 as page 1, and I just can't get it to work... those tutorials are useless when you feel like you have zero brain cells left😕

Just throw the first page—the cover and all that—into one document, put the Table of Contents in a second, and the Abstract in a third. Problem solved. 😉 Once you hit page four, just start your numbering from 1 there. It’s easily the easiest way to handle it. No need to mess around with page breaks.

Here you go:

http://uploading.com/files/349c6d6m/a.zip/

I've attached a document containing the first 3 or 4 pages without numbering, after which it starts back at page 1. You'll find instructions on how to set it up at the bottom.

Honestly, you can just use this file—copy and paste your stuff in there and you're good to go.

Splitting everything into different pages is a headache. Not only does it mean managing multiple files for a single text, but you also lose the ability to auto-generate a table of contents. Plus, you’ll end up fighting with printer settings constantly trying to figure out if you have an even or odd number of pages. It's just not worth the hassle.

I have drafted some text in Microsoft Office and adjusted the font size down to 3, while setting the margins to roughly an inch to create narrow columns. Since I am working with multiple columns, my intention is to align them side-by-side on a single page.

Check this out:

Look, you can just build the table yourself. Throw in maybe 4 or 5 Columns, then just copy/paste the whole thing and hit Print 🙂

Kimberly Miller6,
First, you’ve got to mark your text. Once you've done that, head up to the main menu, find where it says format, and then select Columns. That's where you can decide exactly how many Columns you actually need for the layout.

George Nguyen3 said:Honestly, you could just whip up your own table with maybe 4 or 5 Columns and then just copy/paste and hit Print.

Yeah, I'm down with that option too. 🙂

You just mark the whole sheet and decide how many Columns you want... easiest way ever...

neongull3 said:Just highlight the whole sheet and pick how many Columns you want... easiest way ever.

Wow, what a genius response. Seriously, if they actually knew how to do that—or even where to find the option to select the number of columns—I don't think they'd be wasting everyone's time by starting a thread on a forum in the first place!!!

Hey everyone, what's up?
So, I'm wondering if Excel can actually handle database stuff. Heh, maybe I didn't phrase that quite right. Basically, I need to set something up where if I type in a specific ID or registration number, it pulls up the corresponding item. Or even better, if I just type the first letter of an item, it shows me everything starting with that letter. Uffff, talk about a massive amount of typing all at once.🙂Does Excel even have a feature like that???

Of course it’s possible! Honestly, the sky's the limit with Excel, but you haven't really told us where your personal "limits" are, so we don't know where to start helping. Are things like VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, auto filters, complex formulas, or even VBA macros totally foreign to you, or are you already comfortable with those?

- If all of that sounds like gibberish to you, it’s going to be a bit of a climb here. For starters, just learn how to use auto filters—it's the quickest thing to pick up and it solves a huge chunk of what you're asking about.

- Just mark all your Columns, head over to the DATA tab, hit FILTER, and just play around with those little filter buttons for a bit.

Benjamin Wilson7 said:Look, obviously you can do it—Excel is basically limitless if you know what you're doing. But you didn't exactly specify where your "limitations" kick in, so I have no clue if we're talking basic stuff or heavy lifting. Are we talking VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, auto filters, complex formulas, or even VBA macros? Or is all that Greek to you?

- If any of that sounds like gibberish, you’re going to have a rough time in this group. Seriously, start by learning how to use auto filters; it's the easiest thing to pick up and it'll solve most of your problems right now.

- Just select all your Columns, head over to the DATA tab, hit FILTER, and just mess around with those little dropdown buttons for a bit.

...yeah...man...I am definitely not an Excel pro...none of that stuff means anything to me...alright, I'll go play around with it...thanks.

Flagito!
I stumbled upon a pretty decent little tutorial on this page. It might just be the thing you need to get over that hump.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office/excel/tutorial

Alright, look, I’ll be the first to admit it—I’m a total idiot when it comes to this stuff. I went in trying to add an Index to my file and somehow managed to turn the entire document into a complete mess of this http://i42.tinypic.com/13zanwp.jpg
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How the hell do I make this stop?

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Thanks 😁

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