Page Number in Paragraph Style

[Stuart Rogers]

Hales-Crotchett, Nicole wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to set up a paragraph format to use for my footer that contains
> the page number and my company's required document label. When I try to
> use <$pagenum> (or <$curpagenum>, or if I paste in the <$curpagenum>
> variable) in the autonumber format for the style, and place the footer
> on the master page, I don't get the page number (just the text
> "<$pagenum>" or "#"). Any tips?
> 
> Frame 7.1, Windoze.

Background text frames (such as your footer) behave differently from 
Body page text frames. Rather than putting the doc label and page number 
in the pgf tag, just type it in the footer text frame and insert the 
Current Page # variable (from Special > Variable) where you need it.

HTH,

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Stuart Rogers
Technical Communicator
Phoenix Geophysics Limited
Toronto, ON, Canada
+1 (416) 491-7340 x 325

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