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Post by finalizer » Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:27 pm

Is it possible to add two blank pages at the beginning (for text) so that the first page with music is still #1?
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Post by Bill Stevens » Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:34 pm

Use the Page Layout tool and Insert Blank Pages. You can change the page numbering with the Text Tool > Edit Page Offset.

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Post by finalizer » Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:41 pm

Bill Stevens wrote:
Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:34 pm
Use the Page Layout tool and Insert Blank Pages. You can change the page numbering with the Text Tool > Edit Page Offset.

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Thanks!

My second page of music now shows as 4, how do I make it 2?
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Post by michelp » Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:50 pm

The Page Number (created with Text Inserts) should cover a page range starting on page 3 via Edit Frame Attributes (3 through 0).
Page offset should be -2.
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Post by finalizer » Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:55 pm

Where do I do that? There is no page offset in this window:
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Post by michelp » Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:01 am

Like Bill Stevens said :
Bill Stevens wrote:
Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:34 pm
... You can change the page numbering with the Text Tool > Edit Page Offset.
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Post by finalizer » Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:30 am

I added two blank pages, then I went here:
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did this
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and on the second music page I still get this
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What am I missing?
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Post by michelp » Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:11 am

Did you define the page range 3 through 0 ? And I assume that the page numbers have been created via the text menu- inserts - page number ?
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Post by finalizer » Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:13 am

michelp wrote:
Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:11 am
Did you define the page range 3 through 0 ? And I assume that the page numbers have been created via the text menu- inserts - page number ?
I'm using a template and I don't know how those numbers were generated. Can you tell me where exactly I can change them?
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:20 am

finalizer wrote:
Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:13 am
michelp wrote:
Wed Jan 10, 2024 1:11 am
Did you define the page range 3 through 0 ? And I assume that the page numbers have been created via the text menu- inserts - page number ?
I'm using a template and I don't know how those numbers were generated. Can you tell me where exactly I can change them?
You need to replace the “pesky” page number by the text insert ‘Page Number’:

Text menu > Inserts > Page Number (and memorize the keyboard shortcut if you need to do this in many documents)
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Post by finalizer » Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:08 pm

Got it, thanks!
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