Comments on: Previous/Next Page Number on Same Page

By: Lara

Lara — Mon, 30 May 2011 16:58:36 +0000

David Blatner (and anyone else who’s interested): You’d asked for an example of why a current/next page number would be needed on the same page. Here’s my challenge:

I’m working on a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book where various pages have plot choices. Each different choice lands you on a different page. Fine, that all works with no problem.

The problem is that when you reach a “The End” page, there need to be ways to navigate through other stories. I’ve provided one option in a “Back to Start” button that takes you back to page 1, but they also want us to offer Previous page/Next page links on each page.

This means you have the current page number, previous page number, and next page number, all on the same page.

If anyone has a solution to this, I would love to hear it! These books are for 7 to 12-year-olds and are very popular. I am not about to do this manually, page by page, on a 108-page book. Help — how can I do this on the master page?

This particular version will be an interactive pdf on a website when it’s finished, so I’m displaying it a single page at a time — not with two-page spreads. So there’s only one master page for the story pages.

By: MuveeMax

MuveeMax — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:38:04 +0000

Finally thanks to Michael, I followed the correct tip for Cari and succeeded. Thanks all

By: Michael Weijenberg

Michael Weijenberg — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:31:43 +0000

Oh and here’s Cari’s tip for CS4: http://carijansen.com/2009/06/07/tip-087/ Thnx Cari!

By: Michael Weijenberg

Michael Weijenberg — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:54:41 +0000

Funny, we got the same question on our own InDesign User Group forum and found out the .inx file works with CS 3 and CS5 but you have to use the “Blattner Page Hack” for CS 4. Apperently the boys and girls at Adobe fixed it. Another great reason to upgrade to CS5

By: Anne-Marie Concepcion

Anne-Marie Concepcion — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:32:04 +0000

This topic should be turned into its own eBook, apparently!

By: Guillermo

Guillermo — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:48:50 +0000

Old thread… still usefull!

Thanks from Finland

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:15:05 +0000

@Gabriel: Nope… sorry! Cool idea, though.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:16:47 +0000

wouldnt it be so much better if you could just use an expression – something like current page +1 or current page -1???

is this possible?

By: P.A.

P.A. — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:45:05 +0000

it works! thanks!

By: Mel

Mel — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:32:02 +0000

Dave
it doesn’t work!
Thanks Dave