Unable to start page numbering at zero

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Unable to start page numbering at zero

Hi,

I am aware that starting the page numbers at zero, instead of one, is (theoretically) possible to do using sections, but what is the easiest way to do it?

Also, where can I complain to Apple that I am able to start page numbering at 1, 2, 3... but not at zero? Microsoft Word has a great feature called "different first page", which is great for title pages. It also has the ability to start page numbering at zero. (And whose brilliant idea was it to call this program Pages? Definitely makes finding online support difficult.)

Message was edited by: musicmannn

Macbook 7'1, Mac OS X (10.5.6), iPod Touch 2G, iMac G5

Posted on Nov 7, 2010 12:00 PM

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KOENIG Yvan

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Nov 7, 2010 1:36 PM in response to musicmannn

There is a really simple workaround.
Insert a section break between what you wish to name page 0 and page 1
In the page 0, insert the pagenum 0 by hand.
In the page 1, insert the automatic page numbering asking it to start with 1.

The funny thing with this feature is that in quite every application's internal functions, Apple starts from 0.

Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) dimanche 7 novembre 2010 22:36:26

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