Adobe InDesign CS4 - Manual (Page 93)

85 USING INDESIGN CS4
Layout
Numbering pages, chapters, and sections
Add basic page numbering
You can add a 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.
For a video tutorial on numbering pages, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0217 .
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.
Page number on master A (left) and page 5 based on same master (right)
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.
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.
5 Apply the master page to the document pages on which you want the page numbering to appear.
To change the numbering style or to use more advanced numbering options such as section and chapter numbering,
see “
Numbering pages, chapters, and sections ” on page 85.
To add page numbering to documents in a book, see “ Number pages, chapters, and paragraphs in a book ” on page 295.
To create an effect such as “Page x of y” in which x is the current page and y is the total number of pages, insert a
Current Page Number for x, and insert the Last Page Number variable for y.
To add header and footer variables, such as creation date or file name, see “ Create variables for running headers and
footers ” on page 94.
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Updated 18 June 2009