How to make NUMPAGES show 1 less page?

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I want the field NUMPAGES in MS Word to show the total page number of my document, minus exactly 1 page. I am trying to change the code with Ctrl+F9, but I can't seem to get the syntax right.

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Use a field coded as: {={NUMPAGES}-1}

Note: The field brace pairs (i.e. '{ }') for the above example are all created in the document itself, via Ctrl-F9 (Cmd-F9 on a Mac or, if you’re using a laptop, you might need to use Ctrl-Fn-F9); you can't simply type them or copy & paste them from this message.

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{={ NUMPAGES \* MERGEFORMAT }-1}
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