Inserting page number changes

You can change the page numbers of pages in each layout in your project. Inserting page number changes allows you to change the page number shown, the page number style, and also affects whether the first page in layouts is a left or right page.

For example, you can use Roman numerals such as ii and iv for front matter pages, and numbers such as 1 and 3 for music pages.

Note

  • If you change the first page in the layout to an even number, it automatically becomes a left-hand page. This is because convention dictates that even numbered pages are always on the left-hand page, and odd numbered pages are always on the right-hand page. Similarly, if the first page in the layout is on the left-hand page, it cannot show as page 1, it can only show as page 2.

  • If you want to start a layout on the left-hand page, we do not recommend that you insert a page number change, as there is a dedicated option in Setup > Layout Options for this.

Procedure

  1. In the music area, open the layout whose page numbers you want to change.
  2. In the Pages section of the Pages panel, select the page from which you want to change the page numbers.
  3. In the action bar, click Insert Page Number Change to open the Page Number Change dialog.
  4. In the Page Number Change dialog, enter the number of the page from which you want the page number change to start in the From page field.

    For example, if you want to change the page number of your current page 3, enter 3.

  5. Enter the new page number that you want the selected page to have in the First page number field. For example, if you want to change your current page 3 to page 5, enter 5.
  6. Select one of the following numeral styles for Sequence type:

    • Number

    • Roman numeral

  7. Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog.

Result

The page number of the selected page is changed. All subsequent pages are changed correspondingly until the next page number change or the end of the project, whichever comes first.

Tip

You can also change other aspects of the appearance of page numbers in the Page Number Change dialog. For example, you can show subordinate numbers as uppercase letters or lowercase letters.