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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSA5E34B56-9DA4-4cb6-82AD-7667895BA451a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Define sections in a document</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-710ba"><h4 class="topictitle4">Edit or remove section numbering</h4>
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</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>By default, page and chapter
numbers in a book are numbered consecutively. Using Numbering &amp;
Section Options, you can restart page or chapter numbering at a
specified page, change the numbering style of both chapters and
pages, and add prefixes to the numbers. </p>
<p>You can define a
section prefix to label section pages automatically. For example, if
you specify A– for Section Prefix on page 16 of a document and include
the section prefix, the page will appear in the table of contents
or index as A–16. Text you type for a section marker appears when
you choose Type&#160;&gt; Insert Special Character&#160;&gt;
Markers&#160;&gt; Section Marker.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="ty_23" src="images/ty_23.png" /><div class="figdesc">Pages panel </div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Section indicator icon shows start of section</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Page number
is changed for new section</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Status
bar displays document length</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<div id="WSA5E34B56-9DA4-4cb6-82AD-7667895BA451a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSA5E34B56-9DA4-4cb6-82AD-7667895BA451a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Define sections in a document</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>In the Pages panel, select the first page in
the section you want to define.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Choose Layout&#160;&gt; Numbering &amp; Section Options,
or choose Numbering &amp; Section Options in the Pages panel.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>If you’re changing the numbering options for any page
other than the first page of the document, make sure that Start
Section is selected. This option marks the selected page as the
beginning of a new section. </span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>As necessary, specify the numbering and section options
(see <a href="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-710aa.html">Document numbering options</a>), and then click&#160;OK.</span> <p>A section indicator icon&#160;<img src="images/sctnmrk.png" /> appears
above the page icon in the Pages panel, indicating the start of
a new section.</p>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To end the section, repeat the section numbering steps
on the first page that follows the section.</span></li>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-710ba" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-710ba"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Edit or remove section numbering</h3><div><ol><li><span>In the Pages panel, double-click the
section indicator icon&#160;<img src="images/sctnmrk.png" /> that
appears above the page icon in the Pages panel. Or, select a page
that uses a section marker, and choose Numbering &amp; Section Options
in the Pages panel menu.</span></li>
<li><span>Do any of the following, and then click&#160;OK:</span><ul><li><p>To change the style or starting number,
change section and numbering options.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To remove a section, deselect the Start Section
option.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />To quickly identify a section in the
Pages panel, position the pointer precisely over any section indicator
icon&#160;<img src="images/sctnmrk.png" />. A
tool tip appears, displaying the starting page number or section
prefix.</div></div>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-7108a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-7108a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Display absolute or section numbering in the Pages panel</h3><div><div class="section"><p>The Pages panel can display <dfn class="term">absolute</dfn> numbering
(labeling all pages with consecutive numbers, starting at the first
page of the document) or <dfn class="term">section</dfn> numbering (labeling
pages by section, as specified in the Section Options dialog box). Changing
the numbering display affects how pages are indicated in the InDesign document,
as in the Pages panel and in the page box at the bottom of a document
window. However, it does not change the appearance of page numbers
on document pages.</p>
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<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Choose Edit&#160;&gt; Preferences&#160;&gt;
General (Windows) or InDesign&#160;&gt; Preferences&#160;&gt; General
(Mac&#160;OS).</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>For Page Numbering, choose a numbering method in the
View menu.</span> <div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="ty_26" src="images/ty_26.png" /><div class="figdesc">Pages panel showing absolute numbering (left) and section&#160;numbering
(right)</div><br /></div></li>
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