any way to customize page count numerals?

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any way to customize page count numerals?

I just made the potentially bad decision to update to the new version of Pages, and am banging my head against the wall.

In Pages '09, I could customize the type of numerals used when I inserted page numbers in the header/footer. This is kind of essential for the work that I do, as prefatory material is always marked by lowercase Roman numerals, while the body of the document is in Arabic numerals. I also need to be able to represent the numeral differences in the TOC.

I'm wondering if there's any way to make this happen in new!Pages. I've been trying, but can't seem to sort anything out. And I really don't want to have to revert to using MS Word.

Cheers!

Posted on Feb 24, 2014 11:38 PM

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fruhulda

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Feb 24, 2014 11:59 PM in response to kelsey.m

Why not just go back using Pages 09? You should still have it in Applications/iWork 09 folder. Banging heads is not a good idea!

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Feb 25, 2014 5:09 AM in response to kelsey.m

The advice from fruhulda is sound.

In Pages v5+, you can style the page number with font family, typeface, and size before and after its insertion in header or footer, without breaking the counter. If you attempt to change the numeric glyph (e.g. Apple Chancery), the glyph change will occur at the cost of the page counter.

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