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Two Page Numbering Style in the Same Document

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September 15, 2023
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Hi, I'm currently designing the layout for a portfolio. So I want to create two different page number styles within the same document to distinguish the two parts of the content visually and parallel.

For example, the main body paragraphs use number style 01, 02, 03.... and the minor section uses numbers style i, ii, iii...

The Numbering and Section Options will only allow me to choose one style and then it gets applied throughout the whole document. I'm just wondering if there is another way to make two styles. Or maybe I'll have to add the second type manually by creating a paragraph style using bullet/numbering.

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Correct answer Scott Falkner

This is confusing. Are you trying to number paragraphs or number pages? Numbering and Section Options is how you define the starting page number of a section and the way the pages are numbered. You can have more than one section in a document, each with a different numering option. Start a new section to change the starting page number and numbering option.

Robert at ID-Tasker

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@Karen JR

Can you clarify - do you need different numbering styles applied to a different sets of pages - or to the same page?

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Karen JRAuthor

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Hi, sorry for the confusion. I want different numbering styles applied to different sets of pages like the following.

Peter Spier

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That's entirely doable by setting new section starts at each change point and setting boththe number style and the start number.

Scott Falkner

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This is confusing. Are you trying to number paragraphs or number pages? Numbering and Section Options is how you define the starting page number of a section and the way the pages are numbered. You can have more than one section in a document, each with a different numering option. Start a new section to change the starting page number and numbering option.

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Eugene Tyson

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I think @Scott Falkner is showing the correct method here.

Peter Spier

Community Expert

I'm confused. Why do numbered paragraphs have anything to do with page numbers? Numbered list paragraph styles are easily defined, and if you need a "section" prefix for the numbers that can be part of the definition as well.

Robert at ID-Tasker

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As a workaround for TWO different ways to number pages - normal page numbers using InDesign's mechanism and then single line TF with ParaStyle and a numbering to simulate a different page numbering.

Robert at ID-Tasker

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The Numbering and Section Options will only allow me to choose one style and then it gets applied throughout the whole document. I'm just wondering if there is another way to make two styles. Or maybe I'll have to add the second type manually by creating a paragraph style using bullet/numbering.

By @Karen JR

This should be the best / easiest solution.

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