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I show the number of pages as 1 / 4, with 4 being the total number of pages. But I do not want to count the first page.

Important: I know how to do it for the current page number (Starting at ..), I mean the total number of pages.

So if the document has one cover page + 3 pages, I want to show it as 1/3, 2/3 ..., not as 1/4.

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The solution is to use a formula:

{ = { NUMPAGES } - 1 }

Purists can even write (Examples) as below and use StartingNumber

Page { PAGE } of { = (StartingNumber - 1) + { NUMPAGES } }

In order to avoid the syntax error:

I would say that you are typing litterally the "{NumPages}" part. You need to use CTRL+F9 to enter the both field brace pairs { { } } and then type in the text { = { NumPages } - 1 } Then you need to press F9 after you enter it to make it active.

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    That last part helped a lot. I was trying to figure out why mine wasn't working properly. – Grungondola Jun 02 '16 at 20:43
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    When I used `{ = { NUMPAGES } - 1 }` in above approach CTRL+F9, the code result returns **!Invalid Character Setting**. – mgae2m Jan 14 '19 at 03:46
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    I finally understood that for these formulas - as Horst Walter is saying - NEVER type a curly bracket! Always push Cntr-F9, which adds the special brackets. For complete dum-heads like me: put cursor where you want the field, Cntr-F9, type "=", Cntr-F9, type "NUMPAGES", move outside inner bracket, type " - 1", press F9. – DrWhat May 24 '22 at 08:14
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I found a better way to do it, if you don't use sections in your document:

  • Put your content in a different section than the title page. That is, add a section break between them:

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  • Add the number of pages in section (SectionPages field) to your footnote:

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