Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 96)

90 USING INDESIGN
Layout
Last updated 11/16/2011
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
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.
For information on creating basic page numbering in a document, see “ Add basic page numbering ” on page 88.
More Help topics
“ Number pages, chapters, and paragraphs in a book ” on page 317
Add an automatically updated chapter number
You can add a chapter number variable 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.
Note: 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.
1 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.
2 In the chapter number text frame, add any text that will come before or after the chapter number.
3 Place the insertion point where you want the chapter number to appear, and then choose Type > Text Variables >
Insert Text Variable > Chapter Number.
You can update the starting number and format of chapter numbering by choosing Layout > Numbering & Section
Options.
Add an automatically updated section marker
1 Define sections in your document. (See “ Define section numbering ” on page 91.)
2 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.
3 Choose Type > Insert Special Character > Markers > Section Marker.
On master page A, section marker (left) and section marker with page number marker inserted (right)
Change the format of page and chapter numbering
1 Choose Layout > Numbering & Section Options.
2 Under Page Numbering or Document Chapter Numbering, select a new number format for Style. (See “ Document
numbering options ” on page 92.)
3 Click OK.