Number a report after assembling its pages
A report’s covers and appendices have inconsistent printed labels.
Open Page numbers →Follow these steps
- Choose the supported source file or files from your device.
- Choose the starting number for the sequence.
- Export and check that numbering does not cover source text.
The document and the intended outcome
A report’s covers and appendices have inconsistent printed labels. Assemble the final page order first, then add a new sequence in a clear bottom margin.
Make this example work for your file
For an appendix, decide whether numbering starts at the cover or at the first content page. Check the final displayed number and the selected position so the sequence matches the intended reading order.
Choose only the settings this case needs
Choose Starting number, Number format, Position and inset margin. Use the page range when only a section should receive labels; inspect the first and final numbered pages.
When the example needs a different approach
Check Starting number and the selected range. Printed numbering in the source is independent of the newly added sequence.
A checked example you can try
Requested label is present in extracted output text.
Settings used in this engine check
- quality
- compact
- angle
- 90
- margin
- 20
- start
- 1
- columns
- 2
Check the result
Workspace page positions can differ from printed page numbers. Check the exported sequence.
Keep the original. When this task produces a file, reopen the download in the application where you will use it and inspect the affected pages. An illustration explains the operation; it is not a recorded processing test.
Practical tips
- Choose Starting number, Number format, Position and inset margin. Use the page range when only a section should receive labels; inspect the first and final numbered pages.
- Move their position or increase the inset carefully. Compare a page with a long footer, not only a blank cover.
- Check Starting number and the selected range. Printed numbering in the source is independent of the newly added sequence.
Questions
Numbers overlap a footer?
Move their position or increase the inset carefully. Compare a page with a long footer, not only a blank cover.
The added sequence starts at the wrong value?
Check Starting number and the selected range. Printed numbering in the source is independent of the newly added sequence.
What is this tool useful for?
Add consistent page references to a report.
What should I check in the result?
Workspace page positions can differ from printed page numbers. Check the exported sequence.