What you need is to insert a Section Break.  For your case, at the end of
the cover pages, index, etc., click on Insert - Break - Section - then
choose "Next Page".  This will start the first chapter on a new page and
numbering will start at Page 1 again.

I'm not sure if Word 97 has Master Document capabilities, but in Office XP
it will allow each chapter to be a separate file but will assemble a
document into chapters automatically.  Search help for Master Document.

Doug

At 8/19/2004 05:58 PM, Art Tanner wrote:

>I'm writing a multi-chapter document. I number the pages, centered at
>bottom of page. I want to have, for instance, the FIFTH page of CHAPTER 1
>read, 1-5. And, I want the TENTH page of CHAPTER 8 read 8-10, etc. I've
>followed HELP as far as I can and other on-line helps don't give the
>desired results. Can you assist?
>I DON'T want the word "Chapter X " to appear anywhere on the page.

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