Excluding Table of Authorities Pages from Page Numbering in Microsoft Word

You can exclude the Table of Authorities pages in Lexis^® for Microsoft^® Office (LMO) from the page numbering system provided by Microsoft^® Word. 

The Section Break feature in Word restarts the page numbering with 1 on the desired page 1. After inserting a section break, update the TOA by clicking on Update TOA and all the page numbers for the citations are automatically adjusted.

Take the following steps to exclude your Table of Authorities pages from the document page numbering:

1. Place your cursor on the first line of page you want to be page 1.
2. Click Layout in the Word ribbon.
3. Click Breaks.
4. Click Next Page.
5. Double click on the header area of page 1.
   Note: The header area is the blank white space before the text begins. This action opens the header for editing and adds the Design ribbon.
6. Click Link to Previous in the Design ribbon.
   Note: You may see 2 Design ribbons in Word. Use the Design ribbon on the right that includes options for the Header and Footer of your document.
7. Click the drop-down arrow by Page Number.
8. Click Format Page Numbers.
9. Select the Number Format you want for your document, such as 1,2,3,....
10. Select Start at and enter 1 in the field.
11. Click OK.
12. If not already open, click Update TOA in the LexisNexis^® ribbon to open the LexisNexis pane.
13. Click Update TOA. The Table of Authorities in your document will update to include the updated page numbers.
14. Remove any extra blank pages LMO inserted.