XL2000: Unexpected Value for PageSetup.FirstPageNumber (213458)

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Method 1: Manually Set the First Page Number

1. On the File menu, click Page Setup.
2. Click the Page tab.
3. In the First page number edit box, enter a starting page number (a positive integer from 1 to 32767) or enter Auto to have Excel automatically determine the starting page number.
4. Click OK to accept the change.

Method 2: Set the First Page Number Using Visual Basic Code

Use the following code to set the first page number

ActiveSheet.PageSetup.FirstPageNumber = <value>
				

where value is an integer from -32765 to 32767, or the word xlAutomatic.

You can also check and store the FirstPageNumber property of a worksheet in a variable by using the following code:

<variable> = ActiveSheet.PageSetup.FirstPageNumber
				

The value returned to variable by this statement may be either a positive integer, which indicates a user-defined starting page number; or -4105, which is the automatically determined starting page number.

Note that -4105 is the value of the built-in constant xlAutomatic; when the worksheet has Auto selected in its First Page Number edit box, this is the value that is actually stored in the FirstPageNumber property.

You can check whether a worksheet is using automatic page numbering by using a line of code such as the following:

If ActiveSheet.PageSetup.FirstPageNumber = xlAutomatic Then
    <action>
End If
				

The following sample Visual Basic code illustrates one possible use of this procedure.

Sample Visual Basic Procedure

The following sample Sub procedure loops through all of the worksheets in the active workbook, reporting the first page number assigned to each worksheet. If the worksheet is using automatic page numbering, the Sub procedure reports this fact.

Option Explicit
Sub CheckFirstPageNumbers()
    ' Dimension variables.
    Dim MsgString As String, xWorksheet As Variant
    ' Iterate through the loop once for each worksheet in the active
    ' workbook.
    For Each xWorksheet In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
        ' Begin making the string to be shown in the message box below.
        MsgString = "The worksheet '" & xWorksheet.Name & "'"
        ' If the worksheet is using automatic page numbering...
        If xWorksheet.PageSetup.FirstPageNumber = xlAutomatic Then
            ' ...complete the message string accordingly.
            MsgString = MsgString & " is using automatic page " & _
              "numbering."
        ' Otherwise...
        Else
            ' ...complete the message string accordingly.
            MsgString = MsgString & " starts its page numbers at " & _
                xWorksheet.PageSetup.FirstPageNumber
        End If
        ' Show the message.
        MsgBox MsgString
    Next xWorksheet                       ' Loop until finished.
End Sub