background image obscures the auto page numbering

[paul_Belza]

I have an 80 page book that I want to have automatic page numbering. All pages have a background image that bleeds off the page. The background image changes on every page.

The document is currently set up with individual image boxes on each page rather than on the master page. The problem i have is with the image obscuring the page numbering on each page. Trying to correct this I went back into the master pages to lay down a master image box bleeding off the page and the automatic page numbering on the layer above it. Testing this on a test document everything works fine. But as soon as i attempt to go into a regular page and change that master image the numbers disappear.

What is the proper way to change an image from the applied master page so that it doesn't obscure the page numbers?

[paul_Belza]

I just did a little more experimenting and discovered the only way I could do this was to also do an override on the page number box and bring that to front. That is going to be a lot of work to change each page number to bring it to front on 80 pages. Is there possible another way to do a global override to bring those page numbers to the top level above those changed images?

[Al Ferrari]

Try using layers which in Indesign are document wide. So, page number on a layer above the background picture on the master. Changing the image on the regular pages will not bring the picture layer to the front.

Al

[paul_Belza]

Great suggestion for using layers, I'm accustomed to using them all the time in Illustrator and forgot about that option in this case. It worked perfectly to place the page numbers on the master page on a second layer positioned on top and applying master page to all document pages. It brought the numbers up to the top level.

Thanks so much for the solution.

[BobLevine]

Paul,

Please, one thread for the same topic is really enough.

Bob

[paul_Belza]

Bob,

Not sure what you mean by your comment ... could you please elaborate.

[BobLevine]

Put the page numbers on a new layer and bring it to the top.

Bob

[Al Ferrari]

Bob,

I gave essentially the same solution as you much earlier in the thread. Or did I err in some subtle way?

Al

[BobLevine]

I'm using email and missed it...but what I really miss is NNTP.

Bob

Sent from my mobile phone. Please excuse any typos.

[paul_Belza]

Bob,

1. Still don't know what you meant by "one thread for the same topic

is really enough."

2. and what is NNTP?

[BobLevine]

Paul,

I noticed more than one thread on this topic. Keep everything together in one for everyone's advantage.

NNTP (network news transfer protocol) is access via newsreader. The old forums had it. These don't.

Bob