Adding a Footer / Paragraph to the bottom of the last page only

Ernie

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Jul 7, 2003, 8:47:38 AM7/7/03

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Is it possible to add footer or a paragraph to the bottom
of the last page of a document?

I am trying to create an Invoice that will have the last
part perforated so it can be sent back to me.
The part that is sent back to me needs to be very bottom
of the last page or on the bottom of the first page if
the invoice is 1 page long.
I am currently using a header for all pages but I only
want the footer on the bottom of the last page.
Sorry for the receptiveness.
Can you help?

Graham Mayor

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Jul 7, 2003, 10:03:09 AM7/7/03

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Use a conditional field in the footer to place an autotext entry that
contains your footer information. eg

{IF {Page} = {Numpages} "{AUTOTEXT "Autotextname"}"}

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Jay Freedman

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Jul 7, 2003, 10:09:45 AM7/7/03

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Hi, Ernie,

Put an IF field in the footer (for all pages) that will be visible only on
the last page:

{IF {PAGE} = {NUMPAGES} "This text on last page only"}

You'll have to use Ctrl+F9 three times to insert the field braces, and then
type the field codes between them. When you're done, press F9 to update the
field and display the result.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Jul 7, 2003, 10:12:28 AM7/7/03

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Yes, it is possible to do this. You need an IF field. The syntax of an IF
field is very simple. As expressed in Word's Help, it is as follows:

{ IF Expression1 Operator Expression2 TrueText FalseText }

What this means in layman's terms is:

{ IF [condition] [text to be printed if the condition is met] [optional text
to be printed otherwise] }

For your purposes, what you want is this field:

{ IF { PAGE } = { NUMPAGES } "Text to be printed" }

Each expression between "braces" is a field. The braces are actually field
delimiters and can't be entered from the keyboard; you must insert them
using Ctrl+F9. You can also use the Insert | Field dialog, or you can use
the buttons on the Header and Footer toolbar to insert the Page and NumPages
fields. The "Text to be printed" can be anything; it's not limited to short
fragments or plain text. Set up your entire copy, the whole thing that you
want printed at the bottom of the last page, Copy it, and Paste into the IF
field. The field code itself will look very ungainly, but when you press
Alt+F9 to display the field results, what you should see is your reply
coupon at the bottom of the last page and nothing on the preceding pages.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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Rita

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Jul 14, 2003, 8:44:29 PM7/14/03

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I found this very helpful. Thank you for posting it.

Rita

Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Jul 14, 2003, 10:21:16 PM7/14/03

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Glad I could help!

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