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March 15, 2010
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How do I remove the page number from first page?

  • March 15, 2010
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I'm new at Ai so this may be basic.  I can't figure out how to eliminate the page number from the first page.  Any help would be appreciated.

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    Correct answer JMJ500

    Excellent!  Thanks!

    6 replies

    muslimahs46339236
    Participating Frequently
    August 9, 2019

    Hello What about when creating a manual you want a cover sheet for introducing certain pieces of information?

    I added a blank sheet in between two pages as a cover and removed the A- master from it and selected None, but now my next page number is incorrect?

    Community Expert
    August 9, 2019

    muslimahs46339236  wrote

    Hello What about when creating a manual you want a cover sheet for introducing certain pieces of information?

    I added a blank sheet in between two pages as a cover and removed the A- master from it and selected None, but now my next page number is incorrect?

    Changing some of the pages to the None master does not alter the numbering of subsequent pages.

    Use Numbering and Section Options to change the numbering scheme of the first few pages, then res-set it for the rest.

    As an aside, it's best when you have a new question to start a new thread. This one was marked as Answered, so fewer people are going to open it up to look at new posts in it.

    muslimahs46339236
    Participating Frequently
    August 9, 2019

    Oh okay thanks SJRiegel, I interpret the photo to mean you have several different master pages to solve this problem and create a new section each time a cover page is needed...?

    New Participant
    June 15, 2017

    Thank you so much for the help! The CNTR+SHIFT and then DELETE on your normal pages works wonderfully. Even on the new CC version. Happy designing!

    Obi-wan Kenobi
    Brainiac
    December 11, 2015

    Hi,

    A cool tip I often use to avoid multiple master pages: Para rules! 

    Known Participant
    April 13, 2018

    I don't know how @Obi-wan didn't get a "heck yeah!" on his solution before now, but it's pretty clever. Thank you!

    usuft51519096
    New Participant
    October 6, 2015

    how do i get the page number back after i have saved the file and reopened it?

    Willi Adelberger
    Community Expert
    October 6, 2015

    Reattach a master with a page number.

    usuft51519096
    New Participant
    October 6, 2015

    got it Willi, thanks a lot.

    Community Expert
    March 15, 2010

    Normally I would have a different master page for the first page, then have no page number on that master page.

    Apply this master to the first page.

    Or you can manually override the frame by holding CTRL SHIFT and clicking on the frame, then delete it.

    JMJ500Author
    New Participant
    March 15, 2010

    Thanks for the help! JMJ

    Petteri_Paananen
    Inspiring
    March 15, 2010

    Ai? Adobe Illustrator? May be you mean InDesign?

    If your page numbers come from master page, just open Pages panel. You see your thumbnails of master pages on the top of that panel. Drag thumb called None and drop it onto thumbnail of page 1 in same panel.

    JMJ500AuthorCorrect answer
    New Participant
    March 15, 2010

    Excellent!  Thanks!