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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="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-710fa"><h4 class="topictitle4">Add an automatically updated page number</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS84BF3174-7011-4b44-8C79-12F032CBCEAEa"><h4 class="topictitle4">Add an automatically updated chapter number</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-7109a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Add an automatically updated section marker</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>Determine what kind of numbering you want
to use for your document or book. For long documents, you can assign
chapter numbers. Each document can be assigned only one chapter
number. If you want to use different numbering within a document,
you can define ranges of pages as sections; these sections can be numbered
differently. For example, the first ten pages of a document (the
front matter) might use Roman numerals, and the rest of the document
might use Arabic numerals.</p>
<p>For a video on numbering pages,
see <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/vid0217" target="_blank">www.adobe.com/go/vid0217</a>.</p>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-710fa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-710fa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Add an automatically updated page number</h3><div><div class="section"><p>You can add a <dfn class="term">page number
marker </dfn>to your pages to specify where a page number sits
on a page and how it will look. Because a page number marker updates automatically,
the page number it displays is always correct—even as you add, remove,
or rearrange pages in the document. Page number markers can be formatted
and styled as text. Page number markers are commonly added to master
pages.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="ty_21" src="images/ty_21.png" /><div class="figdesc">Page number on master A (left) and page 5 based on same master
(right)</div><br /></div><p>A single InDesign document can contain
up to 9,999 pages, but page numbers can be as large as 99,999. (For
example, you can correctly number a 100‑page document that starts
on page 9,949.) By default, the first page is a recto (right) page
numbered&#160;1. Odd-numbered pages always appear on the right;
if you use the Section Options command to change the first page
number to an even number, the first page becomes a verso (left)
page. </p>
<p>If the automatic page number is on a master page, it
displays the master page prefix. On a document page, the automatic
page number displays the page number. On a pasteboard, it displays&#160;PB.</p>
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<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>If necessary, create a new text frame large enough
to hold the longest page number and any text you want to appear
next to it (such as the section marker or document name). Position
the text frame where you want the page number to appear. </span> <div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />If you want a page number to appear on
all pages based on a master, create the page number text frame on
a master page. In addition to the page number, you can add other
header and footer variables, such as the creation date or file name.
Then apply the master page to all document pages in which the page
numbering should appear. </div></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>In the page number text frame, add any text or variables
that will come before or after the page number.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Position the insertion point where you want the page
number to appear, and then choose Type&#160;&gt; Insert Special
Character&#160;&gt; Markers&#160;&gt; Current Page Number. </span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />The Current Page Number marker is also
available in a context menu. To see the context menu, position the
text insertion point in the page number text frame, right-click
(Windows) or Control-click (Mac&#160;OS), and choose Insert
Special Character&#160;&gt; Markers&#160;&gt; Current Page
Number.</div><p>By default,
pages are numbered using Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3...); however,
you can number pages using upper or lowercase Roman (i, ii, iii...) or
alphanumeric (a, b, c...) numbering. You can also number pages using preceding
zeros. </p>
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<div id="WS84BF3174-7011-4b44-8C79-12F032CBCEAEa" class="nochunk"><a name="WS84BF3174-7011-4b44-8C79-12F032CBCEAEa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Add an automatically updated chapter number</h3><div><div class="section"><p>You
can add a <dfn class="term">chapter number variable</dfn> to your document.
Like page numbers, chapter numbers can be updated automatically
and formatted and styled as text. A chapter number variable is commonly
used in documents that are part of a book. A document can have only
one chapter number assigned to it; if you want to divide a single
document into chapters, you can create sections instead.</p>
<div class="para"><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>Chapter
numbers cannot be included as a prefix in a generated index or table of
contents (such as 1-3, 1-4, and so on). If you want chapter numbers
to be included as prefixes, use section prefixes instead of chapter
numbers.</div>
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<ol><li><span>If necessary, create a text frame where you want
a chapter number to appear. If you want a chapter number to appear
on several pages, create the text frame on a master page, and apply
that master page to the document pages.</span></li>
<li><span>In the chapter number text frame, add any text that will
come before or after the chapter number.</span></li>
<li><span>Place the insertion point where you want the chapter
number to appear, and then choose Type&#160;&gt; Text Variables&#160;&gt;
Insert Text Variable&#160;&gt; Chapter Number. </span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><p>You can update the starting number and format of chapter
numbering by choosing Layout&#160;&gt; Numbering &amp; Section
Options.</p>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-7109a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-7109a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Add an automatically updated section marker</h3><div><ol><li><span>Define
sections in your document. (See <a href="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-710ca.html">Define section numbering</a>.)</span></li>
<li><span>On a page or master that you’re using in a section, drag
the Type tool to create a text frame large enough for the section
marker text, or click in an existing frame.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose Type&#160;&gt; Insert Special Character&#160;&gt;
Markers&#160;&gt; Section Marker.</span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="ty_22" src="images/ty_22.png" /><div class="figdesc">On master page A, section marker (left) and section marker
with page number marker inserted (right)</div><br /></div></div>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-710ea" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-710ea"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Change the format of page and chapter numbering</h3><div><ol><li><span>Choose Layout&#160;&gt; Numbering &amp;
Section Options. </span></li>
<li><span>Under Page Numbering or Chapter Numbering, select a new
number format for Style.</span></li>
<li><span>Click&#160;OK.</span></li>
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