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Page numbers are automatically updated when you add or delete pages in your document.
You can also insert a page number inside existing artistic or paragraph text. If the text is located on a local layer, the page number is inserted
on the current page only. If the text is located on a master layer, the page number becomes part of the master layer and appears on all pages
where the master layer is visible. For more information about artistic and paragraph text, see “Adding and manipulating text” on page 381.
If the page numbers are on a master layer, you can hide the page number on a specific page by hiding the master layer on that page.
You can change the default page number settings before or after you insert page numbers in your document. For example, you can start
the page count at a specific number other than 1. This is particularly useful if you want to create multiple CorelDRAW files that will be put
together as one publication.
You can also specify whether to start page numbering on the first page or on another page. For example, if you choose to start page
numbering on page 3, page 3 displays the number 1. If you insert a new page between 1 and 2, it becomes the new page 2, whereas the
old page 2 becomes page 3 — the page where the first page number is displayed.
You can also choose from a variety of commonly used page number styles.
When you save to CorelDRAW X5 or earlier version, page numbers are preserved as editable artistic text. However, if you add or delete a
page, the page count will not be updated.
Manipulating page numbers as objects
Page numbers are artistic text objects (unless you insert them in paragraph text) that can be modified and manipulated like any other artistic
text object. For example, you can resize, scale, or rotate a page number, change its color, or apply effects such as texture fill or a drop
shadow.
When the page number is on a master layer, applying transformations to it affects all page numbers.
The following table lists various ways to manipulate page numbers as objects.
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You can For more information see
Resize and scale a page number “Transforming objects ” on page 203
Rotate a page number “Transforming objects ” on page 203
Mirror a page number “Transforming objects ” on page 203
Change the color of a page number “Choosing colors ” on page 284
Apply texture to a page number “Applying texture fills ” on page 309
Apply a drop shadow to a page number “Creating drop shadows ” on page 369
To insert a page number
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Click Layout Insert page number, and choose one of the following options:
• On active layer — lets you insert a page number on the layer that is currently selected in the Object manager docker. If the active
layer is a master layer, page numbers are inserted on all pages of the document where the master layer is visible. If the active layer is a
local layer, the page number is inserted on the current page only.
• On all pages — lets you insert page numbers on all pages. The page number is inserted on a new all-page master layer.
• On all odd pages — lets you insert page numbers on all odd pages. The page number is inserted on a new odd-page master layer.