Page Numbering

Hi tanny81,

I don't have Acrobat 8 Standard loaded on my machine right now but if the add header-footer options are the same as in Acrobat 8 Pro, when you invoke the Doument ->Add Header Footer menu item there is a link on the right side in the middle of the dialog labeled "Page Number and Date Format." If you click on that you can set the page number format to 1 of n and the start page number.Hope this helps,

Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
www.windjack.com

Hi Thanks for the reply.

I have done what you suggested below, however changing the start page number doesn't change the page the footer counts from, just the number it counts from.

So for example, if I put Start Page Number = 3 it add the footer to my document but the first page then says page 3 of 17.

What I need is for the 3rd page to say Page 1 of ?? essentially disregarding pages 1 & 2Many Thanks

Hi tanny81,

In that same dialog there is a "Page Range Options" link. Set the numbering to start at page 3.

Hope this helps,

Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
www.windjack.com

Hi Thanks for the quick reply. I have tried that aswell, however with the same result. Which ever way I have tried, I cannot get the footer at the bottom of the third page to dispay as page 1 of 15 : (

Hi tanny 81,

Well it worked for me so maybe it is best to start over fresh. These are the steps I took on a 4 page document and my results were that page 1 & 2 had no footer and page 3 was 1 of 2 and Page 4 was 2 of 2. See if the following steps work for you-1. First remove the footer you have, then go to Document - Header and Footer->Add.2. Click on the "Page Number and Date Format" link and set Page Number Format to Page 1 of n, and leave start page number at 1. Click OK.

3. Click on the Page Range Options and in Pages from: enter 3 to whatever the last page number is.

4. Now select the footer box you want to have ( left, center or right) by clicking that box, then click Insert Page Number. Click OK.

Hope this works for you this time. I don't think it should have anything to do with version differences between Pro and Stnd.

Hope this helps,

Dimitri
Windjack Solutions
www.windjack.com

here's how to do it. First save a backup. Proceed as follows: extract pages 1 & 2 from your 17 page document. (place check at 'delete pages after extracting') Save the extracted 'pages from' file with meaningful name, say, 'pgs1-2'. The original file remains open, but sans the two extracted pages; the top page is the #3 that you want to number as '1 of 15'. Proceed to number the 15 pages in the usual way. Final step is to insert 'pgs1-2' selecting 'before first'. Job done!