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Best way to get "Article X.X on next page" on the bottom of each page?

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    • February 13, 2013 at 10:47 am #64145
      Missy
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      In our technical manuals, we have “Article X.X on next page” or “continued on next page” at the bottom of each page.

      We need the message to display on the bottom of each page. Currently, I have a one-line text box on the bottom of the master page with “continued on next page” as the default message. This is the only way I have it figured out to keep the text at the bottom of the page. When a new article starts on the following page, I do a Command+Shift Click to the box from the doc page, which creates a copy of the master text box to the doc page. Then I can replace the default text with a xref to the next page's article (since variables won't look forward a page.)

      Is there a way to make these text boxes part so that they will follow the main text flow when adding or deleting pages?

      Is there a way to make the underlying original text box on the master page not show through to the document page? If I reload the master pages, I get the default “continued on next page” showing through from the reapplied master, AND the xref over the top of it.

      AND the final question is: “Is there a better way to do this all together?”

      Thank you in advance!

      Missy

      ID CS6 Mac X

    • February 14, 2013 at 12:57 am #64153
      Gert Verrept
      Member

      Missy,

      Try using the varible text (running header) in the type menu. You'll need a char based or para based style for the text. On the “normal” pages use the style for each new article, and you'll see that the text for the running header changes each time a new art is made. If the text you want in the header is slightly different from the text itself, just create a anchored objet with the right text, and give it a point size of .1, or put the text in white.

      gert

    • February 14, 2013 at 6:41 am #64155
      Missy
      Member

      Gert,

      Thanks for your post.

      Unfortunately, running headers won't look forward a page to get their source. The only choices for variables are for the page in which they appear. Since I want to announce the article that appears on the next page, this won't work. (Don't get me going on ID's lack of variable offerings.)

      Missy

    • February 14, 2013 at 7:09 am #64156
      David Blatner
      Keymaster

      Check out Power Headers from in-tools.com

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