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• • April 11, 2011 at 11:16 am #59229
    asoulm8

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    I have a client that adds “point pages” instead of adding pages to a document to reduce needing to reprint many pages, they only print the new sections. It's about 8000 pages and is updated monthly. eg: page 7000 and 7000.1, 7000.2, then 7001. I am wondering how this can be done using Indesign for pagination automatically. This is one topic I can't seem to find any help with! I know I can do section numbering, but it looks like it would be more like making it Section A and then an automatic page number That's not going to work. I don't think… Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

  • April 13, 2011 at 6:49 pm #59257
    Alan Gilbertson

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    There's no way to do this with the automatic page numbering built into InDesign, but there is a way to at least reduce the pain.

    1. At the page immediately after the one where you're going to insert the “point pages” use the Section and Numbering options to create a new section. Turn off automatic numbering and type in the current page number as a value for the starting page.
    2. Insert your new pages, but override the automatic page number on each new page and replace the automatic value with the explicit “point page” number (7000.1, 700.2, etc.)

    Unless you have dozens of these per issue, it shouldn't become too unwieldy. I assume that the client “resets” the book every so often, so you get a fresh document every so often without (or fully incorporating) the inserted matter that lets you begin the cycle again.

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