Strategy ONE

Resetting page numbers for each group

If you intend to restart page numbering for a group's new section, use the Restart page numbering and Page break between groups settings.

This also changes the value of the auto text code for total page numbers {&NPAGES}, which is normally the total number of pages in the document, to the number of pages in that group's section. (For details on auto text code, see Adding dynamic data to a document.)

For example, if you have an eight-page document with no grouping, the {&NPAGES} code resolves to 8 (page 1 of 8, 2 of 8 ... 8 of 8). But if you group the document by Region, then add a page break and restart numbering for it, the {&NPAGES} code resolves to the number of pages in each Region's individual section. So, if the Region has the following sections, the pages in each section are numbered as follows:

Southeast 2 (page 1 of 2, 2 of 2)

Mid-Atlantic 2 (1 of 2, 2 of 2)

Northwest 3 (1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3)

Northeast 1 (1 of 1)

Properties related to pagination apply when the document is viewed as a PDF.

To reset page numbering for a group

  1. In MicroStrategy Web, open the document in Design or Editable Mode.

  2. In the Grouping panel, right-click the grouping item and select Grouping Properties. The Grouping Properties dialog box opens.

  3. Select the Page break between groups check box.

  4. Select the Restart page numbering check box.

  5. Click OK to apply the changes and return to the document.