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How do to add automatic page numbering to a InDesign file

Lesson 31 from: Adobe InDesign Fundamentals

Daniel Walter Scott

How do to add automatic page numbering to a InDesign file

Lesson 31 from: Adobe InDesign Fundamentals

Daniel Walter Scott

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31. How do to add automatic page numbering to a InDesign file

Lessons

Class Trailer

Overview

1

InDesign Tutorial Basics Class Introduction

01:50
2

Exercise files & Projects

02:39
3

What Does Adobe InDesign do?

01:34
4

What are the differences between InDesign and PageMaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark?

05:10

PROJECT 1: One page flyer

5

How to change MM to Inches & changing UK to US dictionary in InDesign?

01:39
6

New document in InDesign - what is bleed & slug?

08:08
7

How to create your own RGB & CMYK colors in Adobe InDesign

08:39
8

How do I steal colors from a logo using InDesign?

03:14
9

How to color the background of a page in InDesign?

03:33
10

Importing resizing rotating & flipping images & Logos inside InDesign

07:53
11

How to Import text from Microsoft Word into Adobe InDesign

05:46
12

How to group, ungroup & rotate images in Adobe InDesign

05:12
13

How to make a dotted line, dashed line & borders in InDesign

05:20
14

How best to preview your work in Adobe InDesign

05:16
15

How to make a simple PDF from InDesign

06:43
16

How to save your InDesign file as a JPEG

02:27
17

Why should I use CC Libraries in InDesign?

05:08
18

How to share your InDesign files with others by using package document

04:26
19

Class Exercise 1

03:24
20

Quiz - One Page Flyer

PROJECT 2: Other people's files

21

Ideas, Inspiration & starter templates

04:59
22

Working with other people's InDesign documents, missing images

03:12
23

How to find missing fonts in InDesign?

04:27
24

How to replace images in InDesign?

01:30
25

Opacity, transparency and see through ness in Adobe InDesign

02:29
26

Why is InDesign adding [Converted] and making me 'save as'

01:06
27

What if I can’t find the InDesign file - can I open the PDF?

02:37
28

Quiz - Other people's files

PROJECT 3: Company Newsletter/Brochure

29

Creating a new company newsletter or brochure, what are spreads in InDesign

06:58
30

How to use a Master Page in Adobe InDesign

05:33
31

How do to add automatic page numbering to a InDesign file

04:11
32

Removing a master page & deleting parts off the master page in InDesign

02:30
33

Production Video 1

02:53
34

What is Effective PPI & Image resolution in the InDesign links panel

06:52
35

How to add drop shadows to an image or logo in InDesign

04:20
36

What is TypeKit used for in Adobe InDesign?

08:37
37

How to add the Copyright, Registered & Trademark symbols in InDesign

05:08
38

Where can I find the different versions of letters in InDesign - Ligatures.

03:35
39

How to add placeholder text & lorem ipsum & get a word count in InDesign

03:04
40

Importing Text from Microsoft Word & keeping or removing the formatting

02:58
41

Creating Columns in a text box using Adobe InDesign

01:46
42

How do I justify text & turn off hyphenation in InDesign?

03:59
43

What is the space after & leading in Adobe InDesign?

05:22
44

How to underline text with a full width line in Adobe InDesign?

01:53
45

How do I make a paragraph style in Adobe InDesign?

06:06
46

How do I update a Paragraph Style in Adobe InDesign?

04:28
47

How to use Find & Change to remove double spaces after a period or full stop.

02:37
48

Stealing colours from images, is there a format painter in Adobe InDesign?

03:09
49

InDesign Class Exercise 2 - Magazine Spread

04:22
50

Quiz - Company Newsletter/Brochure

PROJECT 4: Long Business Document

51

How to bring in lots of text into InDesign at once

08:11
52

How do I import paragraph styles from another document

12:45
53

How do I insert completely blank pages in Adobe InDesign

02:03
54

How do I create a gradient in Adobe InDesign

07:20
55

Do I need to use layers in Adobe InDesign

05:27
56

Opacity advanced, mater marks and Transparency Effects in Adobe InDesign

04:24
57

How do I add rounded corners to an image or box in Adobe InDesign?

02:52
58

How to add a large first letter to my text aka Drop Cap

02:16
59

How do I increase the space between letters in Adobe InDesign aka Tracking or Kerning

02:32
60

How do I get text to move around an image or shape using text wrap

03:57
61

Why can’t I put text over anything that has text wrap applied?

03:25
62

How to draw an arrow or triangle or star in Adobe InDesign

06:40
63

How do I put an image inside other shapes like a circle - cropping

02:47
64

What is Adobe Stock

04:17
65

Where can I find free images & icons that I can use for my business

04:23
66

How do I add bullets and numbered lists in Adobe InDesign?

00:51
67

How can I create a table inside Adobe InDesign?

07:10
68

How do I convert tables from Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel into Adobe InDesign

04:26
69

How do I get images to move with the text in Adobe InDesign using anchored objects?

03:22
70

How do I create a Line Break, Column Breaks & Page Breaks in Adobe InDesign?

04:16
71

How do I make an automatic table of contents in Adobe InDesign?

04:46
72

How do you change the tabs in Adobe InDesign?

04:30
73

Can I change the numbering of my pages so 1 starts later in the InDesign file?

03:26
74

Quiz - Long Business Document

PROJECT 5: Conference Name Badge

75

How do I combine Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in InDesign?

09:04
76

CLASS EXERCISE: Create your own business card

01:16
77

Quiz - Conference Name Badge

What next

78

How to create a mockup for your portfolio using InDesign

04:07
79

InDesign cheat sheet & shortcuts

12:45
80

BONUS: Software Updates

40:41
81

What to do after this InDesign tutorial class?

01:07
82

Quiz - What Next

Final Quiz

83

Final Quiz

Lesson Info

How do to add automatic page numbering to a InDesign file

Hi there in this video, we're going to look at automatic page numbering where we can jump to any page and it automatically knows what page. We don't have to manually type it in. We're going to use the automatic page numbering feature and master pages. So let's go and do that. Okay, so first up we need to make sure we're on our A Master because we want to do it once and it appeared on all the pages. So double click any of these two spreads. Okay. And I'm going to zoom in and just double check that you can see down here. It says a Master. If it's not just keep hitting this double click, double click until you get in there. And what we'll do is we'll start with the bottom, right? So I'm gonna zoom in a little bit. Okay. And we're going to grab the type tool and we're gonna draw a tight box anywhere in this white area because there's nothing here, it's a bit safe to be drawn on the white now it's fine. Okay. And let's type in page. Okay. I'm going to use the web page space. Okay. And I am ...

going to now put in my automatic page numbering. Okay. So we're gonna go up to type and we're going to go insert special character. There's one in here called markers and then it's called current page number and a horrible shortcut. Sure why they decided like yeah, that's the one they use all the time. So we're going to use this, you have to use your two hands and your nose to get that one to work anyway. Okay. And it says page a which is a bit weird. You're like, hmm, that's not page one. Okay. It's because we're on our A Master. Okay. It means that we're on this page Master a Master. But if I jump to page one, look double click, Hey, I'm on page one double click pastry. Hey, I'm on page three. So that's the automatic page numbering. Okay. It puts in a, because I'm on my A Master but a little just for every page. So let's go back to a Master and let's style it a tiny bit. I'm gonna select the text now. 12 is the default font sizes too big. Okay. 10 point is a nice good body copy size for page numbers in terms of the font, I'm just going to put an aerial, we'll look at some fancy fonts later on. I can't even spell aerial aerial bold and I'm going to make it white. So have the text selected. Let's go up here and I'm going to pick up paper. Okay. What I also might do is I'm gonna do, I'll grab my black arrow. It's gone. Okay, so click anywhere in the center. It's a little bit hard when you've got nothing to click on. Just click anywhere in the center of this box If you there he is. Okay. And what I'll do is highlight the text again and I'm going to get it to go to paragraph and I'm going to get it to write a line just means that when I get up to say double digits, maybe you know 10 it will start pushing away from the side that way. Okay I'm gonna get to line up with that margin there. Alright, you margin Now if yours is not lining up, I'm like why is that lining up? It always lines up. Get a view, display, performance, no extras, No, this one here. Okay, grids and guides. Smart guides has turned off, I have no idea why it's been on for the rest of the course. I must have accidentally bumped that shortcut but if it doesn't you'll see smart guy smart codes are amazing. Okay there those little lines that appear, can you see now? It lines up perfectly. Okay, so down here lining up nicely, you can use your arrow keys just to push it down a bit further and there's my page. Okay, so what I want to do is copy it, say I've used command C. And over in this page, I'm going to get command V. And I'm gonna put it over here, I'm gonna get to line up but what I'd like to do is highlight text. Them, boom, boom. Is it lining up across spreads? Probably not. It does do it by accident, You can see the lines, I'm kind of dragging it zoomed right out and those green lines kind of try to line it up and it does work okay most of the time it works but it's a little bit hard to do I guess. So I'm gonna click both of these and align them to select more than one object. Okay. Black arrow, click on this box. Once, hold shift, click on this box will zoom in a little bit. Okay? And at the top here, I've got a little kind of shortcut version there, but you can get a window and go to object align and let's just get them to a line. Double check. Okay? So let's double check. Page one, page 26, page two, page three says page three and that my friends is automatic page numbering. Let's get on to the next video.

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Ratings and Reviews

Jerome Clark
 

I think Dan is very good at explaining and breaking down complex content. I like the way there are lots of small sessions which is good for keeping focus. I would advise anyone who does this course and is taking notes to label which session the notes are referring to as I have struggled to find a few looking back and this helped me. It really made me realise how much I didn't know and had been fudging. Thank you Dan I will be taking plenty more of your courses in the coming months it's been a great help.

Giuseppe Lipari
 

Excellent course, instructor is great well spoken, clear and a great teacher. I highly recommend this class for beginners and those who learned indesign on their own.

Kelli Drum
 

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