section page numbers

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section page numbers

I have a Pages document with three sections. The first section is a single page, the internal title page, and has no page number. The second section contains a blank page with no number, the table of contents in two pages, and a single page forward. The third section is the body of the document, about 45 pages.

What I want to do, and am having difficulty with, is having the second section with page numbers in the format "i., ii., iii." and the third section restarting from 1, with its page numbers in the format "1.,2.,3."

My problem is in getting the numbers in section two to increment.

Thanks in advance for any help with this...

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.6

Posted on Oct 3, 2024 8:42 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 4, 2024 8:53 AM in response to jcwash

On the first page of Section 2, visit Document panel > Section, and uncheck Match previous section. Insert a page number in your preferred header/footer location. Back in the preceding Section panel, select the "i,ii, iii…" format and then Start at: 1. Your page number will change to i.

In the third section, the same instructions but change the page number format to the normal numerals.

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Answer 2

jcwash Author

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Oct 4, 2024 12:53 PM in response to VikingOSX

Thanks, that solved my problem. I had to experiment a bit, since I was using a facing page layout, and had to insert a blank page so my TOC would be a two page spread on facing pages, but I got it to work. Much appreciated!

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Answer 3

Oct 4, 2024 1:18 PM in response to jcwash

You are welcome.

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