Adobe InDesign CC 2015 - Manual (Page 113)

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Layout and design
Last updated 6/6/2015
Add basic page numbering
You can add a current page number marker 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.
Add a page number marker to a master page
Page number markers are commonly added to master pages. When master pages are applied to document pages, the
page numbering is updated automatically, similar to headers and footers.
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 PB.
1 In the Pages panel, double-click the master page to which you want to add your page number. To create master pages,
see
Create masters .
2 Create a new text frame large enough to hold the longest page number and any text you want to appear next to it.
Position the text frame where you want the page number to appear.
If your document has facing pages, create separate text frames for the left and right master pages.
3 In the page number text frame, add any text that will come before or after the page number (such as “Page “).
4 Position the insertion point where you want the page number to appear, and then choose Type > Insert Special
Character > Markers > Current Page Number.