Help with page numbering.

Hello. I've searched HIGH and LOW for answers on this. I've gone through the KB documents and the User's manual and NOTHING is helping with my challenge.
I'm writing a manuscript. I need PAGE 1 to start several pages into the document and automatically repeat in a header on each page. How do I accomplish that? I've tried with Inspector but the minute I click into the header it "grays-out" the inspector control for pagination.
I also have numerous SEPARATE Pages documents (chapters) that I want to recognize the numbering from the chapter before. How do I accomplish that?
I'm very frustrated, and you would truly be a hero to me by helping answer my questions. Thanks so much, Dan

You need to break the document into sections in the +Inspector > Layout (2nd tab) > Section+.
The First section would be your preface possibly counting in roman numerals.
The second section would start your count at page 1.
To edit the header if it is not selectable go +Menu > Format > Advanced > Make Master Objects Selectable+
Click into the header then go +Menu > Insert > Page Number+
To control the numbering go +Inspector > Layout (2nd tab) > Section > Start at+
If you can't insert into a Header it may be because it is has been locked or grouped
Both of these can be undone in +Menu > Arrange > Unlock or Ungroup+
You will have to set the starting number in separate documents manually. Remember right hand pages are always odd, if need be add a blank page at the end of a previous document.

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Right, so I'm writing my thesis and need to insert different types of page numbering (note: I'm using Pages '09 4.3)
I've split the document up by inserting sections:
Section 1: Glossary of Abbreviations, List of Figures. These must be numbered, but on a Roman numeral system. This section begins on page 4, but page 4 should actually read page 'i', page 5 'ii', page 6 'iii', and so on.
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My problem: while I've succeeded in inserting Arabic numbering at Section 2, I cannot do the same for Section 1. Each time I try to insert the Roman numerals using 'Insert > Auto Page Numbers...' it just numbers the WHOLE document that way! I can't manually type in the numeral at the footer of each page either, because when you change one footer it changes all the footers within a section!
I've gone on every forum, tried everything I've read, but it STILL WON'T cooperate. This should be the easiest thing in the world but I can't seem to do it! I'm going insane. I beg you, if I can't solve this soon I'll overheat and throw this stupid computer out of the window. Please, PLEASE help!

I tidied all that up and added it to the iWorkTipsnTricks forum.
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I got a problem with page numbering with certain documents in Acrobat XI Pro.
The next error comes up:
Translated in English:
There is an error occured when getting up of page-content.
This is occured with certain pdf-documents (i cannot uploading this file).
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Not all books are the same, but many begin on page one, which is a right page, and as it follows, all odd pages will be on the right with even pages on the left. If your book had the cover as part of the book, I wonder if that meant that your first page was on the left?
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barnabusbear wrote:
In trying to transition to Pages from Word, I have encountered several problems. I would be ever so appreciative if people could advise on solutions:
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Are you saying the formatting is lost or that it won't correct formatted text? Because neither is true to my knowledge.
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IMO not a good site to emulate. To wit:
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"beWILLdered_" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> hello, everyone.
> I am in the process of designing a new website for
myself, and while I was
> researching nicely designed pages to use as inspiration,
I stumbled upon
> this
> site:
>
http://www.jeffsarmiento.com/
> obviously, the design is very impressive, but it also
incorporates a lot
> of
> web mechanics that I have been trying to figure out, so
I will use this
> page as
> an example.
> one thing I need help with is backgrounds. as you can
see in the posted
> website, the creator used a seamlessly tiled paper
texture to display the
> bulk
> of his content on. also make not of the pattern that is
located to the
> left of
> the paper texture. how do I create seamless backgrounds
like this that
> will
> scale to fit any amount of content or any resolution? I
can't imagine that
> the
> guy that made that site created a new size background
every time he made
> an
> update, so there has to be an easier way.
> the second thing that I am having trouble with is
general site layout. I
> have
> read that most sites used series of invisible tables to
organize there
> content,
> but when I open the source of this page in dreamweaver,
he was using
> something
> different. div tags? should I be using these? who do I
use them? are there
> any
> general layout tips that someone could pass on to me?
perhaps a link to a
> good
> tutorial?
> please help me. i am very confused.
>
> thanks so much.
>

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