DD command description

Description: This command defines the starting number of the section for a given page.

Syntax: [ DD =  Page#  ;  Starting#  ;  Prefix  ;  Format  ;  AutoNumber  ;  IncludeSectionPrefix    ]

Page#
Integer 		• Absolute page number. The first page is always page 1. If 0 then use the current page.
     
Starting#
Integer 		• Section first page number. -1 to keep current page number (InDesign version only)
     
Prefix
String 		• String to place in front of the page number. Maximum 4 characters.
     
Format
Integer 		• Numbering format.\r \tNUMERIC\t1\r \tROMAN\t2\r \tSMALLROMAN\t3\r \tALPHA\t4\r \tSMALLALPHA\t5\r
     
AutoNumber
Boolean 		  Specifies whether to use automatic page numbering or not (InDesign version only)
     
IncludeSectionPrefix
Boolean 		  Specifies whether to include section prefix in pages or not (InDesign version only)
     

Note:

Example: [dd=4; 1; "A-"; 3] InDesign version : [DD = 2 ; 5 ; "Sec1:" ; FALSE ; FALSE] Create a new section having a prefix "Sec1:" from second page of the document, with page numbering starting at page 5 [DD = 1 ; -1 ; "Sec1:" ; TRUE ; FALSE] Create a new section having a prefix "Sec1:" from the first page of the document, with automatic page numbering [DD = 3 ; -1 ; "Sec2:" ; FALSE ; FALSE] Create a new section having a prefix "Sec2:" from the third page of the document, with page numbering starting at the third page's current number

See also: [gi] Insert Page, [gs] Delete Page

The • sign indicates a mandatory parameter

 

 

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