marker page number not going on second parent page

[hendy_5450]

Why are both comin up as 'a'??

[Willi Adelberger]

Probably both are pages of the master/parant A,

[hendy_5450]

They are,

I don't remember doing anything different whenever doing page numbers in a book

Do I have to change something?

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@hendy_5450

Why one is red and another one is black?

[hendy_5450]

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they're both red

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

[image: image.png]they're both red
By @hendy_5450

On your original screenshot - left is red / orange - right is black. 

[hendy_5450]

Okay,
so take a look at the next screenshot.
Anyway, it has nothing to do with my question

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Okay,so take a look at the next screenshot.Anyway, it has nothing to do with my question
By @hendy_5450

You haven't uploaded any additional screenshots. 

[Mike Witherell]

The parent page A will show a letter A, assuming you put in a Type > Insert Special Character > Marker > Current Page Number (Cmd/Ctrl+Opt/Alt+Shift+N). 

If you have Facing Pages checked on in Document Setup, then both the left and right A-Parent page will show an A.

Then later, after double-clicking to a physical page in the Pages panel, you should see that A marker show a page number.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@Mike Witherell

Yeah, you're right - dotted line is displayed like that for TextFrames even on the Parent Pages.

[hendy_5450]

my question is how to get a 'B' on the second [g

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

my question is how to get a 'B' on the second [g
By @hendy_5450

What do you mean by "B"? 

Name of the Parent Page or actual index / name of the page? 

[jmlevy]

my question is how to get a 'B' on the second

Why do you want  to “get a B”?

As it has been answered, the letter you see in the marker page number is the same as the parent page prefix, but does not affect the way your current pages will be numbered.

[Mike Witherell]

Confusingly to me, you mention "Book", but I'm not sure if you mean an InDesign book coordinating several files, or not. Also, I'm not sure if you are referring to multiple Parent pages, or not, or whether the one Parent is based on a predecessor parent page. 

[hendy_5450]

Yes, but how do I get a B on the next pg?

[Willi Adelberger]

Rename your masters/parents away from the generic name to something descriptive with different letters. It will help you to avoid confusion. 

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Yes, but how do I get a B on the next pg?
By @hendy_5450

Why do you want to have "B"? 

[jmlevy]

@hendy_5450 Please read my previous answer.

And as @Robert at ID-Tasker and I asked: why do you want to have B?

[Mike Witherell]

Hendy, it might be that both Parent pages are Prefix-named the same A prefix.

If you Opt/Alt click the label of the 2nd Parent page, it will show the Parent Options dialog box. 

Is the Prefix name B?

What is the Based On set to? None means a 2nd independent Parent page, while Based on "A" means a descendent child page of the parent page.

[Eugene Tyson]

I'm a bit confused as to the query - but my understanding of the query maybe it helps.

Parent Pages are in Pairs

Side by Side in Parent Page layout they'll show A and A 

If you want B

Then you have to apply Parent Page B to the page in the layout. 

So if you're alternating page numbering colours throughout - then you need to apply Parent Page B to all pages that require it. Pretty sure you can multi select pages then Apply Parent Pages. 

However, this is a very complex way - if it's every odd page numbering is a different colour. You only need 1 parent page - and in the Parent Pages set the text colour for the right hand side page to be Red text. 

Now you only need 1 parent page. 

If it's spread out across odd and even pages - then you'll need 2 parent pages and manually apply the correct Parent Page to the layout. 

As pages add and delete etc you'll need to reapply the parent pages. So maybe do this at the end/final layout.

[hendy_5450]

I'm so confused.

I always got the correct page numbers on my pages when putting in the page marker on both, but now I'm getting for example on pages 2 and 3 - both a '2' 

I'm really not sure why.

[Eugene Tyson]

You can get two number 2 pages or any way it's setup in the Numbering and Section Options - maybe this is what is going wrong for you.

It's hard to know - it would be great if you could supply a sample file so we can examine your setup and best guide you. 

You can see the little triangle sitting on top of the page - that denotes a Numbering and Section marker - if you double click it you can edit the Numbering and Section option and turn off Start Section. 

[hendy_5450]

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[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@hendy_5450

Don't reply to the notification email - you need to upload image through the website.