<pre>Sub InsertFooter()
Dim rng As Range
With ActiveDocument.Sections(1)
With .Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary)
Set rng = .Range.Duplicate
rng.Collapse wdCollapseEnd
rng.InsertBefore vbTab & "Page { PAGE } of { = { NUMPAGES } -1 }"
TextToFields rng
End With
End With
End Sub
Sub TextToFields(rng1 As Range)
Dim c As Range
Dim fld As Field
Dim f As Integer
Dim rng2 As Range
Dim lFldStarts() As Long
Set rng2 = rng1.Duplicate
rng1.Document.ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = True
For Each c In rng1.Characters
DoEvents
Select Case c.Text
Case "{"
ReDim Preserve lFldStarts(f)
lFldStarts(f) = c.Start
f = f + 1
Case "}"
f = f - 1
If f = 0 Then
rng2.Start = lFldStarts(f)
rng2.End = c.End
rng2.Characters.Last.Delete '{
rng2.Characters.First.Delete '}
Set fld = rng2.Fields.Add(rng2, , , False)
Set rng2 = fld.Code
TextToFields fld.Code
End If
Case Else
End Select
Next c
rng2.Expand wdStory
rng2.Fields.Update
rng1.Document.ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = False
End Sub