Printing custom page numbers in header

[mpenchansky]

I changed the custom page numbering on a document so that it starts at 5186. I would like these custom page numbers to print when I add page numbers to header and footer settings, but it reverts back to "Page 1" to start. I would like it to sequentially number and PRINT the page numbers starting at 5186. I work somewhere that uses paper surveys to gather data and numbering these pages in order is crucial for entering them accurately into the database. Thank you!

[try67]

Those numbers are actually called "Page Labels", and indeed they can't be used in the Header/Footer command of Acrobat.

However, you can add them using a script, like this one I've developed, which is a more advanced version of the built-in command: Custom-made Adobe Scripts: Acrobat/Reader -- Advanced Add Header/Footer Text

[Bernd Alheit]

In the header or footer you can specify the start page number.