Section numbering adds a page when restarting at 1

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This has me banging my head on my desk.As is often the case, I want to start the page numbering a couple of pages after the start of my document (so, page 1 is actually page 4, etc.)However, every time I try and start a new section to do so, Indesign takes out the left page of my document where I'm trying to start the section, which messes up my whole layout.Any suggestions?

SJRiegel · Answer

By forcing page one to be on the left-hand side, you are going against all Western publishing conventions. That's why InDesign moves a page numbered as page 1 to the right. Open a few random books from your shelf, and you will see that odd numbers are on the right and even on the left - every time.  I suggest setting up your document to conform to that standard, even if it means that your first page of content is numbered as page 2.

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