That said, if you do want to try this, here’s the step by step, with pictures…įirst, here’s my master page, with small blank text frames where I want the page numbers to go: The main problem with this method is that you have to override the master page frames (and if you have hundreds or thousands of pages, that would be annoying). The benefit of this method is that you can insert pages where you want and choose whether they should be included in the numbering.
#How to insert pages in word without changing page numbers update
The problem with that, of course, is that if the page numbers change before the section, then you have to remember to update the section page numbers yourself. That way, the page becomes a new Section, and you can control the page numbering manually. Two solutions come to mind: First, you could select the page that follows the divider, choose Layout > Numbering & Section Options, and turn on Start Page Numbering At.
If you add two pages, then it stays a right-hand page, but changes to page 37. If you add a new page in InDesign, then page 35 becomes 36 - and if it’s a facing pages document, that means it changes from a right page to a left-hand page. Maybe you want to add it between pages 34 and 35.
Can you make page numbers skip certain pages in InDesign?įor example, lets say you want to put an insert (an ad, or tab, or section divider, or something like that) in the middle of a document. What if you have pages in your document that shouldn’t be numbered - that is, you want to skip page numbering for those pages.