Adobe InDesign CS3 - Manual (Page 87)

INDESIGN CS3
User Guide
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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 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.
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.
2 In the page number text frame, add any text or variables that will come before or after the page number.
3 Position the insertion point where you want the page number to appear, and then choose Type > Insert Special
Character > Markers > Auto Page Number.
The Auto 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 OS), and choose Insert
Special Character > Markers > Auto Page Number.
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.
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.
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 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 81.)
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)