Page numbering and sections

[jlb2]

Hi, I have an indesign document like this :

- Section 1 : page 1 to page 10

- Section 2 : page 1 to 30

- Section 3 : page 1 to 20

For each page, I want to have the page number in the document, and the page number in the section.

Ex : Page 11/60 + Section 2/Page 1

Is it possible with Indesign ?

Thanks a lot.

[Steve Werner · Accepted solution]

This video will show you how to do section numbering:

https://creativepro.com/video-how-to-create-sections-in-long-documents/

It sounds like you may need to learn about text variables to use the format "<current page number>/<last page number" like "Page 11/60"

Read about text variables here:

https://creativepro.com/harnessing-the-power-of-text-variables-and-idml/

Also read about these features in InDesign Help:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/layout-design-9.html

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS · Accepted solution]

I would use a book file to link the individual documents. 

For the page number use a current page number marker, followed by the last page number in the document. (The last page number variable is one reason why you would use a book file.)

For the section number/page number, I would use a numbered list that includes the chapter number. (The other reason for using a book file.)