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• • March 13, 2012 at 1:38 pm #61789
    Jewels

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    ID CS5.5

    Is it possible to number gift certificates (3 up on 8.5 x 11) beginning from 1150?

    Thanks in advance for any help!

  • March 13, 2012 at 1:48 pm #61790
    Jewels

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    Doh! Got it! Start at.

    Now my question is, I have the numbering text boxes linked on the first page beginning at 1150. So the first page contains 3 certs numbered 1150, 1151, 1152. How do I get the numbering to carry 1153 to page 2?

    If I create a new page or copy and paste the third certificate I begin at 1150 again.

    Thank you!

  • March 14, 2012 at 9:15 am #61795
    Anonymous

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    Not sure how you “got it”

    But I suspect you're using Numbered lists.

    If you go the Numbering options and choose Lists and create a new list. Then select both options.

    Apply this list setting to all numbered text.

  • March 14, 2012 at 10:31 am #61797
    rydesign

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    I think the easiest way would be to use Data Merge for this one. Just Create a column in a spreadsheet called “Cert. Number” start cell A1 with 1150 then drag down until you have as many as you need. Then save it out as a Tab delimited text file.

    Then create one certificate with the “Cert. Number” place holder and you can then merger the whole document without having to create all the separate pagest manually

    also there is the added benefit that you could give the excel/database document to the people accepting the certificates so they can check them off as the redemption happens.

  • March 19, 2012 at 10:42 am #61827
    Jewels

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    All of this I've done a thousand times but I had always started from #1 so my question was how to start from a different number.

    The info for how to create numbered tickets is here: https://creativepro.com/making-numbered-tickets.php

    Then here's what I found

    When you set up the numbering in Paragraph>Bullets & Numbering, choose Mode > Start Numbering At (ie. 1150)

    Then my problem was when I duplicated the text box, it was still beginning at 1150 so….

    Back to the document you'll see your text box with the first number in it, duplicate it (they'll both have the same number it them ie. 1150) Back to Paragraph>Bullets & Numbering>Mode, set the mode back to continue from previous number.

    Bazinga.

    @Rydesign That's sort of a cool way to do it but I needed to be able to print the certs 3 up on 8.5 x 11

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