The Pages App on my iPad Pro says I can add numbering to my pages by opening Document Setup, tapping wherever in the ‘field’ I want my page numbers to appear and then choosing Page Numbering and a style. However, every time I do this and tap near the bottom of my existing pages, the only pop-up option is Paste...no Page Numbers (or Line Break) option ever appears (as shown in Apple’s Pages support.) Whasup?
iPad Pro, iOS 12
Hi RE,
You've posted your Pages for iOS question in the Pages for Mac community. Different application, with different steps to accomplish similar goals. But also a learning opportunity, as the iPad is close by and not in use.
Tap the three dots at the top right of the screen and choose Document Setup from the menu that appears.
Tap the page with borders icon that replaces the three dots to open the Inspector, and choose the Document Inspector.
At the bottom of the pane are three switches: Headers, Footers, and Facing Pages.
Decide where you want the page numbers displayed, and turn on the appropriate switch(es).
I turned on Footers, as I wanted the Page numbers to appear at the center of the bottom of each page.
Tap in the Footer box to make it active. A "Page Number" flag should appear.
Tap Page Number to open a list of styles in which Page numbers may be presented.
If the number is where you want it, your done.
If you want the number in the centre of the footer box, tap the alignment control icon (five horizontal lines) below the bottom right corner of the page image, then choose the alignment you want.
When dome, tap Done (upper left corner of screen) to exit the Inspector and return to your document.
Regards,
Barry
Thanks for the opportunity to learn this.
I've requested your question be transferred to the iWork for iOS community, where the topics are Pages, Numbers and Keynote for iOS.
B.
Hi RE,
You've posted your Pages for iOS question in the Pages for Mac community. Different application, with different steps to accomplish similar goals. But also a learning opportunity, as the iPad is close by and not in use.
Tap the three dots at the top right of the screen and choose Document Setup from the menu that appears.
Tap the page with borders icon that replaces the three dots to open the Inspector, and choose the Document Inspector.
At the bottom of the pane are three switches: Headers, Footers, and Facing Pages.
Decide where you want the page numbers displayed, and turn on the appropriate switch(es).
I turned on Footers, as I wanted the Page numbers to appear at the center of the bottom of each page.
Tap in the Footer box to make it active. A "Page Number" flag should appear.
Tap Page Number to open a list of styles in which Page numbers may be presented.
If the number is where you want it, your done.
If you want the number in the centre of the footer box, tap the alignment control icon (five horizontal lines) below the bottom right corner of the page image, then choose the alignment you want.
When dome, tap Done (upper left corner of screen) to exit the Inspector and return to your document.
Regards,
Barry
Thanks for the opportunity to learn this.
I've requested your question be transferred to the iWork for iOS community, where the topics are Pages, Numbers and Keynote for iOS.
B.
Thanks Barry,
Your instructions are thorough. For some reason, Apple’s are not. Here’s what they offer about adding numbers to Pages iPad:
, then tap Document Setup.
and make any adjustments.Nothing about ‘Tapping the page with borders icon that replaces the three dots to open the Inspector, and choose the Document Inspector.’ No indication that that small icon is what they mean by ‘the field.’ I kept trying to tap on the central page, which is also a blank ‘icon’ that replaced the normal page view. Nothing about centering the number using the alignment icon. Woefully inadequate instructions.
Also, the reason I posted this in iWork for Mac, not iWork for iPad, is because, event though I clearly selected iPad as my device, not Mac, iWork for Mac was the only sub-choice presented...no iWork for IOS or iPad. More inadequate instructions. Get your 💩 together, Apple.
That said, folllwing your instructions, I got it done, thanks. You should be writing clear instructions for Apple!
Pages iPad: No page numbering option in Document setup
