Re: Change starting page number
Here is java script which will work in 6, though it would be nice to have the program do it. I used this in version 5 and it works very well.
To use the code, open the file to add the page numbers to.
-Select Advanced, Java Script, Document Java Scripts.
-Type in a name for the script and click Add.
-Select code in the next screen and replace with following code:
var pageRect = getPageBox("Media");
var width = pageRect[2] - pageRect[0];
var height = pageRect[1] - pageRect[3];
var Item = app.popUpMenu("Number Position", "-", ["Select", "Upper Left", "Upper Middle", "Upper Right", "Lower Left", "Lower Middle", "Lower Right"]);
switch (Item) {
case "Upper Left":
var upperX = pageRect[0];
var upperY = pageRect[1];
var lowerX = pageRect[0]+100;
var lowerY = pageRect[1]-50;
break;
case "Upper Middle":
var upperX = pageRect[0]+(width/2)-50;
var upperY = pageRect[1];
var lowerX = pageRect[0]+(width/2)+50;
var lowerY = pageRect[1]-50;
break;
case "Upper Right":
var upperX = pageRect[2]-100;
var upperY = pageRect[1];
var lowerX = pageRect[2];
var lowerY = pageRect[1]-50;
break;
case "Lower Left":
var upperX = pageRect[0];
var upperY = pageRect[3];
var lowerX = pageRect[0]+100;
var lowerY = pageRect[3]+50;
break;
case "Lower Middle":
var upperX = pageRect[0]+(width/2)-50;
var upperY = pageRect[3];
var lowerX = pageRect[0]+(width/2)+50;
var lowerY = pageRect[3]+50;
break;
case "Lower Right":
var upperX = pageRect[2]-100;
var upperY = pageRect[3];
var lowerX = pageRect[2];
var lowerY = pageRect[3]+50;
break;
for (i=0;i
- To change numbering, find the code at the bottom (8th line from the bottom) that says "f.value= i+1;" and change the number 1 to whichever number you want to start with. Hit OK. Hit Close.
- You will see a pop up window, select where to place the page number (upper middle, lower right, etc)
That's it. You now have page numbers in you file and they start with the value you want.
Hope this helps and hope they add this feature soon.
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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 07:42:00 -0700