Page numbering in a book

[Don34862646jbr5]

Each of my chapters now begins with page 1. I have incorporated them in a book (indb). I want the book's page numbering to run sequentially, from 1 to 1,200 (Yes, that's right. Just be glad you're not the student who has to read all that.) 

I do know how to do page numbering with sections in an individual file, but I don't know how to arrange it among files that I have incorporated in a book. For example, Chapter 1 runs from 1 to 109, with a verso page as 110 even though it will be blank. Chapter 2 should therefore begin with 111 (recto page). I can accomplish that "by hand," as it were, by specifying for each chapter the page number on which it is to begin, but is there a way to do that automatically? I ask because if I make changes in a chapter that either add or remove pages, I'd like not to have to hand-renumber the succeeding chapters.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS · Accepted solution]

You update the book numbering in the book file:

BEFORE you do that, check these settings:

[Don34862646jbr5]

Wonderfully clear. Thank you.

[Don34862646jbr5]

Dave,

You did not fully credit my obtuseness! I followed your steps from the bottom up, first going to Book Page Numbering Options, where I used the settings you showed in your post. Then I went to your first screen shot, selected "Book Numbering" and in that pop-up, selecting "Update all numbers." (I also tried it with having selected all chapters in the book panel, but all that did was to open all of the chapters. That will be very useful when I start on cross-references between chapters, but it did not seem to affect the page numbering.)

Clearly I have overlooked or misunderstood something.

I appreciate you and Eugene sticking with me through this.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Make sure you documents are set to automatic:

[Don34862646jbr5]

Thanks, Dave. Just to make sure I don't mess this up, I should open each chapter from within the book and make that adjustment, right? 

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS · Accepted solution]

Yes, but just the ones you want to auto number. You can open the settings from within the book file:

[Don34862646jbr5]

Thank you.

[Don34862646jbr5]

Success!

[J25365734asih]

I want to do this to but I can't get to first base and get one darn chapter with page numbers set up. How can I proceed with page numbers for a book when I can't get page numbers to work AT ALL even for one chapter????

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

@J25365734asih You can click on my name and DM me. I can give you my email and I take a look at your file.