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<\/a><\/h3>\nIn this tutorial, we will create an artwork file for a magazine with ten pages. To do so, click File<\/span> > New<\/span> > Document<\/span>. Go to the Print<\/span> tab to choose among predefined document sizes. Alternatively, you can enter a custom document size. In our example, we chose A4 and set the number of pages to ten.<\/p>\nOptionally, you can enable the Facing Pages checkbox. When enabled, two single pages will be inserted as facing pages when creating the project in InDesign. Select this option to make left and right pages in your project file face each other in the same way they will appear later in the printed layout.<\/p>\n
\nTo print your project later on, it is not relevant whether you create your project with the single pages or facing pages view. When the facing pages option is enabled, you can still export each page individually later on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Now click the Create<\/span> button to set up the project.<\/p>\nStep 2: Open the Pages window<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nNext open the Pages window. Usually, it is located in the upper right corner below the Pages<\/span> button. You now see ten pages both in the Pages window and in the actual project. The first and the last page is a single page. This is because printed material such as a magazine or book start on a right single page and end on a left single page. For a better understanding, imagine leafing through a magazine and looking at the front and back page in your mind.<\/p>\nStep 3: Select a master page and add page numbers on the left pages<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nTo add page numbering in InDesign, you have to edit the master page. The master page is also located in the Pages window<\/span> above the individual document pages. The master page is representative of all document pages of the project. To edit the master page, double-click the A-Master<\/span> icon.
\nA two-page master opens where the left page represents all left pages and the right page represents all right pages in the project. To add the page numbers, first zoom in on the lower edge of the document on the left page and select the Type tool.<\/p>\n![\"Screenshot](\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/4-Indesign-page-numbers_Current-number.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nNow drag out a rectangular text frame across the entire page width of your canvas and in the top menu click Type<\/span> > Insert Special Character<\/span> > Markers<\/span> > Current Page Number<\/span>. If the automatic page number is on a master page, the text frame will display the master page prefix, “A” in this case. The “A” is a placeholder for the page number on a master page. On a document page, it displays the page number.<\/p>\nStep 4: Formatting page numbers<\/h3>\n
You can now format the “A” to your preferences. In the example, we choose the Nexa Light font with a point size of ten\u00a0pt.<\/p>\n
\nWhen formatting the page numbers, make sure that the master page prefix is not overwritten by another character or letter. Otherwise, the master page number will not be carried forward to the other project pages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Step 5: Adding page numbers on the right pages<\/h3>\n
After you have adjusted and formatted the master page prefix, pick the Selection tool<\/span> and hold the Alt<\/span> key down. Now drag out a duplicate of the text frame with the left mouse button clicked and position the frame on the right. Then, select the master page prefix again and right-align it.<\/p>\n![\"Screenshot](\"https:\/\/www.onlineprinters.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/5-Indesign-page-numbers_Selection-tool.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nYou have completed all steps to display page numbers on each page of your project document. Double-click a document page in the Pages window to return to the document view. You now see that each page has been assigned a page number in ascending order.<\/p>\n
Start project with a left page<\/h3>\n
Optionally, you can enable the Facing Pages checkbox. When enabled, two single pages will be inserted as facing pages when creating the project in InDesign. Select this option to make left and right pages in your project file face each other in the same way they will appear later in the printed layout.<\/p>\n
To print your project later on, it is not relevant whether you create your project with the single pages or facing pages view. When the facing pages option is enabled, you can still export each page individually later on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Now click the Create<\/span> button to set up the project.<\/p>\n Next open the Pages window. Usually, it is located in the upper right corner below the Pages<\/span> button. You now see ten pages both in the Pages window and in the actual project. The first and the last page is a single page. This is because printed material such as a magazine or book start on a right single page and end on a left single page. For a better understanding, imagine leafing through a magazine and looking at the front and back page in your mind.<\/p>\n To add page numbering in InDesign, you have to edit the master page. The master page is also located in the Pages window<\/span> above the individual document pages. The master page is representative of all document pages of the project. To edit the master page, double-click the A-Master<\/span> icon. Now drag out a rectangular text frame across the entire page width of your canvas and in the top menu click Type<\/span> > Insert Special Character<\/span> > Markers<\/span> > Current Page Number<\/span>. If the automatic page number is on a master page, the text frame will display the master page prefix, “A” in this case. The “A” is a placeholder for the page number on a master page. On a document page, it displays the page number.<\/p>\n You can now format the “A” to your preferences. In the example, we choose the Nexa Light font with a point size of ten\u00a0pt.<\/p>\n When formatting the page numbers, make sure that the master page prefix is not overwritten by another character or letter. Otherwise, the master page number will not be carried forward to the other project pages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n After you have adjusted and formatted the master page prefix, pick the Selection tool<\/span> and hold the Alt<\/span> key down. Now drag out a duplicate of the text frame with the left mouse button clicked and position the frame on the right. Then, select the master page prefix again and right-align it.<\/p>\n You have completed all steps to display page numbers on each page of your project document. Double-click a document page in the Pages window to return to the document view. You now see that each page has been assigned a page number in ascending order.<\/p>\nStep 2: Open the Pages window<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStep 3: Select a master page and add page numbers on the left pages<\/h3>\n
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\nA two-page master opens where the left page represents all left pages and the right page represents all right pages in the project. To add the page numbers, first zoom in on the lower edge of the document on the left page and select the Type tool.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nStep 4: Formatting page numbers<\/h3>\n
Step 5: Adding page numbers on the right pages<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStart project with a left page<\/h3>\n