/t5/acrobat-discussions/consecutive-numbering-within-multiple-text-boxes/td-p/13314449Nov 01, 2022
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I am trying to number multiple pages of raffle tickets. I want to print 10 tickets to each page. I will possible need to have 10 to 50 pages. Is there a way of doing this? I have tried to set up a parent page with multiple text boxes and using the bulleted and numbered lists, but that only is repeat the same sets of numbers. I would apprciate any help with this problem.
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Did you use a text field for the number? If so, you'll need to duplicate the page in a way the generates unique copies of that field, and also assigns a unique value to each copy, which would require using a script.
For example, you can use this (paid-for) tool I've developed that does just that:
I have been using Indesign for years, but not for this kind of layout. I have designed plenty of one page designs and even a few multipage things. But this is a little different than needing a page number added. I have set up a master page, 7 inch by 10 inch, with 10 spaces for business cards to be imported. I have also added text boxes on that master for the ticket numbers. I just haven't figured out how to set up the auto numbering.
As you can see from the link I provided, there are several methods available in InDesign to produce raffle tickets. The one I have used in the past uses Data Merge (Window> Utilities> Data Merge> Select the Data Source from the fly-out window). Here is a good YouTube video from Colin Flashman, he uses a script to create a list of numbers (aka data source) to use with Data merge, but you can also create a list from Excel. Give it a try and come back if you get stuck.
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