use page number format 01, 02, 03 visually but set 1, 2, 3 in the settings

[Noel Bürgler @Topix AG]

Hello dear Adobe team

I'd like to have the page number format with 01,02,03,04... in my layout instead of 1,2,3,4. However, I want this only visually because with the other page number format a third party plugin does not work. Just adding a 0 before the page number variable won't work because 10, 11, 12 … should be 10, 11, 12 and not 010, 011, 012 etc.

Now I would have wanted to solve this with GREP, but then realized that "current page number" is exactly one character and you can't use {2}, {3} etc. here. Otherwise I would have just done a find-replace (to the correct paragraph format, of course):
FIND: \d(?!\d+)
REPLACE: 0$0

Is there any way to solve this differently?

Thank you very much for your inputs.

Regards,
Noel Bürgler

[Noel Bürgler @Topix AG]

... small update;

I have now found a workaround, I use two different master spreads, once with "0" in front of the page number variable for pages 1-9 and once only the page number variable for pages starting from 10.

Visually correct, setting-wise correct, compatible with third party plugin, so just perfect.

If Someone still has an non tinkered idea, I would be still happy :).

Regards
Noel Bürgler

[FRIdNGE · Accepted solution]

[if "Paper" backgound…]

Add "0" (zero) before the "A" page marker on master page and a "paper" frame in front!

You will just need 1 master page, not 2!

… Simplistic but enough!

(^/)  The Jedi

[Noel Bürgler @Topix AG]

Hi Jedi

I like your thinking process! Simple solution. Whether two sample pages or a white background frame manipulate the page numbers is better, one could argue about that. 🙂