Hi all,
I want to sequentially number a form which I know how to do - what makes this different is it is a 3 part form, so I want 3 pages numbered 001, then 3 numbered 002, etc.
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance,
Bill V
yes, same size, font, etc. - only difference from usual numbering job is the need for the first 3 pages to have the same number (ie: 001), then the next 3 pages the same number (002) and so on. We will be printing on pre-collated 3 part ncr paper, hence the need for each number 3 times
Is this only one designed page that is the same (except for the page number) for every copy you are going to print?
If that is the case, then Print Merge might do what you want.
Your page number would be put in as a "merge field", and you would set up the data source (e.g., a CSV file from a spreadsheet) to have rows like:
001001001002002002
...and so on.
I realize that would work, but I am trying to avoid having to type in (I can't fill down the way I could if the numbers were just 1,2,3 etc.) for numbers 1 - 500. Or if someone knows a way to fill down in excel but in 3's, 111,222,333, etc. that would be a lot easier.
Thanks for trying to help me out!
Oh my goodness, no! I wasn't suggesting that you should have to type that stuff in by hand.
That's straightforward to do in Excel.
I have to run now, but if someone else doesn't jump in before I get back, I'll follow up on this later.
Thanks very much!
Here's a short video showing one way to create that sequence of numbers with that formatting in Excel:
VIDEO: page numbers from Excel.
I'm not much of an Excel jockey, so don't consider that to be the fastest/slickest way to do it - but it works.
From there, I exported to .CSV from Excel. The resulting file worked fine as the data source for a print merge in X5.
To check it, I did the print merge using Adobe Acrobat as the printer (1500-page PDF file).
I also tried "Merge to New Document", creating a 1500-page CorelDRAW file.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!