page numbers on imported document

soliphint · Post by **soliphint** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:18 pm

I have a fairly long, imported document that I have now set up with Outline, etc., but I cannot get it to take page numbers. Whenever I go into the Header or Footer, the options are greyed out, so I cannot choose any. Consequently, I cannot add page numbers.

Can someone tell me how to insert page numbers? Are there 'codes' that need to be deleted? Thank you.

donb · Post by **donb** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:10 am

1. Go to the first page of the document you want numbered.
2. Open the page palette, make sure "All pages" is selected.
3. If you want the page numbers to be in the footers, click "Show first page footer" and also "All/odd footer"
4. Make sure you have ticked "Start at 1" near the bottom of the palette.

Don Broadribb

soliphint · Post by **soliphint** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:31 am

Note my original post - when I click in the header or footer, I do not have the option of choosing anything. All the options are greyed out and 'dead.'

jannuss · Post by **jannuss** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:07 pm

soliphint wrote:when I click in the header or footer, I do not have the option of choosing anything. All the options are greyed out and 'dead.'

That's the problem -- it can be a little confusing at first -- in Mellel you can only make changes to the control parameters of a footer/header from outside the footer/header.

Click somewhere in the body of the text.
Now, check the Page palette, you'll see all the options available.

Janet

soliphint · Post by **soliphint** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:13 pm

Yes, I click in the page, and all options are available, so I choose the ones I want.

Then I go to the footer, click Insert, Page variables, page number, and it inserts a "1" on the first page, but no other numbers follow, even though I've chosen all pages, etc.