I need 2 pages added to a Book that aren't part of the page numbering sequence.

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December 3, 2024
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I have a book project, at 316 pages. It's an autobiography. There are 2 distinct sections with a break in the middle. I didn't add the “blank pages” in the middle, and everything has been indexed. The indexer did a magnificant job, and I hate to ruin it, or manually have to change each entry. How can I add 2 blank pages at the beginning of Section 2, without throwing all the following page numbers off? I am using InDesign 20.0, and have set up an indb file. Thanks!

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Correct answer Eugene Tyson

As explained already, your page numbers won't change if you set them up as sections and choose to start the page numbering at what it's already at.

https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/indesign/using/numbering-pages-chapters-sections.html#:~:text=Click%C2%A0OK.-,Define%20section%20numbering,-By%20default%2C%20page

As long as the page numbers stay the same it won't be an issue.

Or as already suggested chat with your print provider who can do it at imposition and not mess up the numbering.

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Eugene Tyson

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As explained already, your page numbers won't change if you set them up as sections and choose to start the page numbering at what it's already at.

https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/indesign/using/numbering-pages-chapters-sections.html#:~:text=Click%C2%A0OK.-,Define%20section%20numbering,-By%20default%2C%20page

As long as the page numbers stay the same it won't be an issue.

Or as already suggested chat with your print provider who can do it at imposition and not mess up the numbering.

James Gifford—NitroPress

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I think a useful answer would be found if you are more clear about what you want to accomplish, rather than trying to do a specific task that may not be what's needed to get to that end.