Page numbers

To add a page number, use the Text Tool in Page View.

To add a page number

1. Click the Text Tool  .
2. From the View menu, select Page View.
3. Double-click where you want the page number to appear. The text editing frame appears.
4. From the Text menu, select font, size and style. Skip this step if the default Text Block settings are the ones you want to use. See Document Options-Fonts.
5. From the Text menu, choose Inserts, then Page Number.
6. From the Text menu, choose Frame Attributes. The Frame Attributes dialog box appears.
7. Click on Page, then choose All Pages from the popup menu.
8. Select the alignment and positioning options from the alignment and positioning popup menus. See Frame Attributes dialog box for details. To use the left and right facing pages feature see Text blocks–To position page-assigned text blocks on left- and right-facing pages.
9. Click OK (or press return) to return to the document.

To change the page number offset

1. Click the Text Tool  .
2. Select Page View from the View menu.
3. Double-click the handle of the text block containing the page number. The text editing frame appears.
4. Select the page number Text Insert so that the number is highlighted.
5. Select Edit Page Offset from the Text menu. The Page Offset dialog box appears.
6. Type in the number to add to the current page number. If you are on page one and want the page numbers to start at 10, type 9.
7. Click OK. You return to the document, and the page numbers are updated to reflect the new offset.

To move or delete a page number

1. Click the Text Tool  . A handle appears on the page number.
2. Drag the number’s handle to move it. Select the handle and press delete to remove it.

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