Reply To: One file OR several files?

I have to say that you guys all ROCK!  Thanks for all the input.

So let me get this straight. Each “chapter” should be it's own file. Once all the chapters are completed, I should bring all the files/chapters together under the “book” umbrella. Now, here's my question. Do I set up each chapters' master pages as usual, minus the page & chapter numbers? Do I actually set where I want thepage & chapter numbers within the “book” file?  I'm sorry if this sounds like a dumb question but I honestly haven't worked with “books”.

I might have to study up on this part. I really want to set this document up the right way from the beginning. I used Q2ID to import all the previous files from Quark into InDesign. It did a pretty good job but there's still a lot of work to be done. Especially when the over all look (headers/sub-heads/footers) will all change.

Thanks!