Automatic Numbering in Running Headers

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January 19, 2021
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Dear community,

I have this problem for a while now: When working on academic books, the authors often number their chapters and I use a paragraph style with automatic numbering for the headlines of the chapter.

I then create master pages with a running header which refers to that paragraph style. But the running header cuts off the numbering of the chapters, so e.g. "1. Introduction" appears on the master page only as "Introduction".

I am using Adobe CC 2020. Any ideas (beside using the plug-in "Power Headers" which seems to not work under CC 2020)?

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Correct answer Barb Binder

Hi @firstn60139857:

Books work in any type of multi-chapter situation—long, short, single-author, multi-author or otherwise. The advantage of a book in this situation is that you can add the chapter number variable—or just add chapter numbers as mentioned above—and accomplish the task-at-hand quickly and easily in InDesign 2020 without further ado.

If you want to stick with a single document, you can:

Set up a master page for each section and not use the RunningHeader variable
Return to InDesign 2019, if Power Headers works with that version, and reach out to InTools to see what the upgrade plan is (http://in-tools.com/about/contact-us/)
Sit tight to see if any scripters swing by to offer a custom solution or if someone has another clever idea that is eluding me.

In the meantime, you also may want to file a feature request to include heading numbers in variables on the user voice page: https://indesign.uservoice.com/

~Barb

Mike Witherell

Community Expert

Any improvement on this issue? Including the numbered list number in a chapter headline for the Running Header text variable?

Mike Witherell

FRIdNGE

Sure it's a matter for a scripter! …

(^/) The Jedi

Barb Binder

Correct answer

Community Expert

Hi @firstn60139857:

Books work in any type of multi-chapter situation—long, short, single-author, multi-author or otherwise. The advantage of a book in this situation is that you can add the chapter number variable—or just add chapter numbers as mentioned above—and accomplish the task-at-hand quickly and easily in InDesign 2020 without further ado.

If you want to stick with a single document, you can:

Set up a master page for each section and not use the RunningHeader variable
Return to InDesign 2019, if Power Headers works with that version, and reach out to InTools to see what the upgrade plan is (http://in-tools.com/about/contact-us/)
Sit tight to see if any scripters swing by to offer a custom solution or if someone has another clever idea that is eluding me.

In the meantime, you also may want to file a feature request to include heading numbers in variables on the user voice page: https://indesign.uservoice.com/

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

Barb Binder

Community Expert

Hi @firstn60139857:

When working on academic books, the authors often number their chapters and I use a paragraph style with automatic numbering for the headlines of the chapter.

Assuming that you are using the InDesign book feature – which means you're collecting a series of .indd files into one book file (.indb), and not creating a book as a single InDesign file – you can simply add the chapter number via Bullets & Numbering to the running head style on the master page. It will increment, based on the book order.

~Barb