Adobe InDesign/pagination

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Expert: Ken Black - 10/13/2009


Question

Bid Card
Hi Ken,
My question is about pagination. I am working on bid cards for an auction and I'm using InDesign (I've attached the a PDF of my file to kinda give you a visual). These bid cards will be in numerical order starting with 100 and going until about 800. The problem is that they are two bid cards on a page because we want to cut the letter sized paper in half.

I know that you can do one page number per page, but what about two? Is that possible?

Answer
If you are using Indesign CS 4, try setting up a paragraph style using a numbered list with the Figures feature enabled. A comprehensive tutorial can be found here:

http://blogs.adobe.com/indesigndocs/2009/04/numbered_lists_part_iii_figure.html

As you can see it is a little long to try explaining here.

If you are using an earlier version, you could create a list of numbers using a spreadsheet application such as Excel and import the numbers as text. If you create your initial text boxes and link them, you can have Indesign continually create pages and text frames until the list is complete by holding down command / option / shift - D on Mac or ctrl / alt / shift - D on the PC.

Thanks,

Ken Black

www.bestprintingonline.com
    Questioner's Rating
    Rating(1-10)Knowledgeability = 10Clarity of Response = 10Politeness = 10
    CommentThanks for getting back to me. This makes sense and I hadn't though of it!


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Ken Black

Expertise

With over 20 years experience in graphic arts as well as working as a preflight and prepress technician for Best Printing Online, I can answer any questions relating to graphic design and printing. This includes but is not limited to Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark Xpress and just about any other graphics related software.

Experience

Currently employed by Best Printing Online, I have been working as a graphic designer and printing professional for over 20 years. My experiences range from original design work including layout, illustration and photography to prepress production and troubleshooting. I have done consulting and training for some of the smallest print shops to the largest design agencies and printers in the industry.

Education/Credentials
Occupational Certificate in Darkroom and Printing Technologies from back when light tables and contacting frames were cool. Attended McHenry County College, Columbia College Chicago and Northern Illinois University and strive to attain new knowledge in this field wherever it may be hiding.

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