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188 How to type the last page number in a book

188 How to type the last page number in a book - InDesign Tutorial

From the course: InDesign Secrets

188 How to type the last page number in a book

- Did you know that InDesign has a last page number text variable? For example, if I zoom in to the bottom of my page, I can see my page number. But what if I want this page number to say, "Page 1 of," and then insert the last page number of my document? Well, it's pretty easy to do. All I need to to here is, go to my Master Page and insert the last page number variable. Let's actually delete the page number that's there, and I'll start from scratch. I'm gonna type "page ," the I'll go to the Type menu and choose Insert Special Character, Markers, and then Current Page Number. Then I'll type "of ," and then I'll go to the Type menu. And this time, I'll go someplace else. I'll go to the Text Variables menu, and then Insert Variable, and then, here's the trick, Last Page Number. When I choose that, it inserts a variable that will always give me the last page number of this document. Right now, it doesn't look right because I'm on the Master Page. But if I go back to page 1, by…

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