Add Automatic Page Numbering

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.

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. Go to your Master page. You may have to repeat this process if you have more than one master page.



2. 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 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 as noted above. In addition to the page number, you can add other header and footer variables, such as the creation date or file name.)

3. In the page number text frame, add any text or variables that will come before or after the page number.

4. Position the insertion point where you want the page number to appear, and then choose Type > Insert Special Character > Markers > Current Page Number.

The Current 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 > Current 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.

And that's it.