Kai–many times topics here can go days without an answer or a reply. I don’t think Malcolm returning 24 hours later means he isn’t interested.

I admit I’ve never used the chapter number variable. But can you explain more of what you are trying to accomplish.

Do you want the numbering on the actual chapter opening page or the chapter number to appear on text pages in that small box?

When I have chapter numbers, I have them in place normally.

If the text pages require them in the corners of the text pages, I create a new running head variable and do it that way.

I never use the chapter number variable.

Sorry. I have no advice as I’m a “tower” man, though at work I’m on an iMac. I know nothing about laptops.

But since you said you can’t use desktops anymore, is it because of you don’t have the room for it? If so, the mini-macs are a pretty good deal (though you have to buy your own monitor–which are cheap nowadays.

I’ve found that any objects on the master page have to be one point away from the inside gutter. Just turning off the inside bleed won’t do it–especially for things like that last page.

I’ve had that happen, and the object didn’t extend onto the facing master. But they touched the page edge.

But–I think it had to be with the inside bleed. If I made sure the objects were a point away from the inside edge, then everything was okay. But if it touched the inside page edge, I’d have the problem.

Control it in what way?

I don’t think the title says it all.

That’s weird that you can’t even search for the hyphens in Word.

I’ve had that happen a few times, and it was because the author/typist used a different font (usually Symbol) for the hyphens. Why, I had no idea, but that’s what it was.