Reply To: Can't get page numbering to start at 1 on actual page 7

lshiffri said:I have been searching and reading everything out there but can't make this work. I need page 1 to be on physical page 7. I tried a new master but it shows “page 7” and I cannot figure out how to tell it to start at page 1. If I use special characters>markers the page number is not displayed anywhere. I have not found exact steps anywhere on how this should be done. It doesn't seem like this should be so difficult. Help, please.

Shone's got it right. The situation you describe is the standard one for a book layout. The first physical pages, containing the half-title, title, copyright, TOC, preface and sometimes other bits are collectively called “Front Matter.” They are almost always given lowercase roman numerals (whether they are shown, as on the TOC, Preface, etc., or not, as on the title and half-title pages). In the Numbering and Section options for that section, you would choose lowercase roman numerals. The seventh page is the actual beginning of the book, so it is the start of a new section, and its Numbering and Section Options should be set to start numbering at page 1 and to use regular Arabic numerals.