Adobe InDesign CS3 - Manual (Page 92)

INDESIGN CS3
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Previous Page Number Inserts the number of the page containing the story’s previous frame. Use this character
when creating a “continued from” jump line.
The page number automatically updates to reflect the current location of the next or previous frame of the story.
5 To prevent the story from being moved without its jump line, Shift-select the frames with the Selection tool, then
choose Object > Group.
6 If necessary, repeat this procedure to add more jump lines.
Note: If an unwanted character appears at the beginning of the page number (so that, for example, a jump line reads
“Cont’d on page A16” instead of “Cont’d on page 16”), you probably included a section prefix in the Numbering & Section
Options dialog box. Turn off or edit the prefix.
Text variables
Create and edit text variables
A text variable is an item you insert in your document that varies according to the context. For example, the Last
Page Number variable displays the page number of the last page of the document. If you add or remove pages, the
variable is updated accordingly.
InDesign includes several preset text variables that you can insert in your document. You can edit the format of these
variables, or you can create your own. Some variables, such as Running Header and Chapter Number, are especially
useful for adding to master pages to ensure consistent formatting and numbering. Other variables, such as Creation
Date and File Name, are useful for adding to the slug area for printing.
Note: Adding too much text to a variable may cause overset or compressed text. Variable text does not break across lines.
See also
“Create headers and footers” on page 82
Create or edit text variables
The options available for creating the variable depend on the type of variable you specify. For example, if you choose
the Chapter Number type, you can specify text to appear both before and after the number, and you can specify the
numbering style. You can create several different variables based on the same variable type. For example, you can
create one variable that displays “Chapter 1” and another that displays “Ch. 1.”
Similarly, if you choose the Running Header type, you can specify which style is used as the basis for the header, and
you can select options for deleting end punctuation and changing the case.
1 If you want to create text variables for use in all new documents you create, close all documents. Otherwise, the
text variables you create appear only in the current document.
2 Choose Type > Text Variables > Define.
3 Click New, or select an existing variable and click Edit.
4 Type a name for the variable, such as “Full Chapter” or “Running Title.”
5 From the Type menu, choose a variable type, specify the options for that type, and then click OK.