"Cannot delete: Multiple pages have the Same Page Number"

[Jack]

I get this quite often when trying to delete or move pages near the beginning of the document. 'Pages' window shows them numbered 1, 2, 3, etc., as expected, but when I try to delete or move those early pages, I get an error message like the one in my subject line, referring to pages having numbers like 'urquelle-1', 'urquelle-2' (meaning, in German 'Original source' or 'early source'), etc.

Wondering what is going on here, and how to get around it. It almost appears like some expert-system is at work here, trying to recognize some early pages are introductory material(?) . . .

Best,

jwc

[Jack]

Just to be clear. there are these initial pages "Urquelle"-1, -2, -3, followed then by the actual pages 1, 2, 3, etc. The conflict appears to be between those respective pages. Would like an idea how to resolve this.

Best,

jwc

[cinziamarotta]

That happens if you have created a section. Check page numbering and delete any sections before moving or deleting the initial pages. Then you'll create a new section.

[Jack]

Well, yes, in the Pages panel I see that there are two page sequences 1, 2 and 3, but to my knowledge I did not create a separate section, nor do I know how to find or delete it. If I open Layout | Numbering and Section Options, I get a "New Section" dialog, but again to my knowledge, no separate section exists.

Thanks,

jwc

[Jack · Accepted solution]

Solved, by "deleting spreads" in the pages panel.

Thanks,

jwc