If you don’t have a good understanding of them, see our guide to master pages. We use master pages to add page numbers automatically. It is sensible to add page numbers automatically if you have a document of more than three pages. Make sure to read through Adobe InDesign: Understanding The Workspace It’s always good to familiarize yourself with workspace if you’re just starting out. Copy the text frame to all pages you wish to number. Step 2: Type the page number inside the text frame. Usually, page numbers appear at the bottom of a page. Click the type tool and draw a text frame big enough to hold the longest number.Ĭreate a Text frame wherever you want the numbers to appear. It is quickest to add page numbers manually when you only have two or three pages in your document.
I'll keep experimenting with my "sandbox," but if you can explain the distinctions between allowing page and spread shuffling, that would help.Page numbers help your reader and add a professional finish to your documents. But I'm sure it's just a manifestation of this n00b fiddling with stuff he doesn't fully understand yet! (GIGO, right?!)
The way in which that happens seems - seems - rather arbitrary. Probably the thing that's most confusing to me is the way that, when (either? both?) shuffles are turned OFF, the pages often split from their original 2-page spreads. So that said, maybe your suggested "Document Pages Will Shuffle" understanding has some merit. It's more that, with either of the commands switched OFF (unchecked), the layout seems to be way more "flexible" / malleable, whereas when both are turned ON (checked), the pages seem to reorder in a more automatic / predetermined fashion. I don't begrudge Adobe their default settings (starting new docs off with both "Allow to Shuffle" commands checked). I may not have explained so well why I'm finding them confusing. If it's "Allow Document Pages to Shuffle," why is it checked by default? If begs the question "How am I 'allowing' anything if it's already checked?" Quite simply, it's my belief that Adobe misnamed the command. So I'm simply trying to understand THE THINKING BEHIND the "Allow Pages to Shuffle" command, so that if I ever need to resort to it someday, it'll make sense. I am aware that, while the "Allow Document Pages to Shuffle" command applies globally to the entire document, "Allow Selected Spread to Shuffle" only applies to the selected spread(s) - and that the page numbers of the "selected spread(s)" are bracketed when the feature is "disallowed"/unchecked. "Allow" = CONSTRAINED "Disallow" = FLEXIBLE. When it is turned OFF (unchecked), it "allows" you to lay out pages in spreads of any length. When it is turned ON (checked), it constrains the layout to two-page spreads. My problem is, the "Allow Document Pages to Shuffle" command seems counterintuitive to me. (I have not used them at all yet when creating content.) I'm starting the section on working with pages, and am trying to grasp the "Allow to Shuffle" options. Now I'm trying to deepen my knowledge of the platform by taking a course on Udemy.
But with the arrival of a 2nd writer about a year ago, we've adopted Adobe CC, and write our instructions in InDesign. I've worked mostly in Word (4-5 years) followed by PowerPoint (1+ yrs).
BACKGROUND: I'm a technical communicator w/6-7 yrs experience, who currently writes install instructions for performance car accessories.