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On a Masterpage, if you want to insert the "Page number" out of "Total Pages", the option to show the total pages of a document is missing.

To give an example : Page 1 of 25

Can we have this option to please?

Thank you very much.

Chris

 

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There is a studio with this functionality (to stop the menu being over filled) . In the View > Studio menu turn on the panel called "Fields" and in there find the fields and double click on the label and that field will be inserted at the current caret. I think this is not discoverable and a better solution is needed 

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Patrick, I have looked in the menu as you suggested View>Panel, but I seem unable to see this.

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17 minutes ago, Patrick Connor said:

There is a panel with this functionality (to stop the menu being over filled) . In the View > Panels menu turn on the panel called "Text Fields" and in there find the fields and double click on the label and that field will be inserted at the current caret. I think this is not discoverable and a better solution is needed 

Not seeing a View>Panels menu? 

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Sorry, try View > Studio > Text Fields

(sorry I do not have it in front of me). Tell me if i'm wrong and I will adjust my post.

 

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3 minutes ago, Patrick Connor said:

Sorry, try View > Studio > Text Fields

No problem, thanks again for the help. Found it under Studio>fields not text fields.  Cheers John :D

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13 minutes ago, Patrick Connor said:

Sorry, I'll get my coat

Please don't!! Ha Ha

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Or Double click on the label (the bit before the colon) to insert that field 

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You are not meant to be getting it to enable, just put your caret in a text frame then double click on the word in the Fields studio and the field will be added to the text frame at the current caret position 

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10 minutes ago, Patrick Connor said:

You are not meant to be getting it to enable, just put your caret in a text frame then double click on the word in the Fields studio and the field will be added to the text frame at the current caret position 

Got it to work thanks. Didn't need the caret. 

It's a nice feature - can you customise these and make other variables?

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4 hours ago, Patrick Connor said:

Or Double click on the label (the bit before the colon) to insert that field 

Double-clicking on a field in Windows does nothing. It is not inserted into the document

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12 minutes ago, Dave Quail said:

Double-clicking on a field in Windows does nothing. It is not inserted into the document

Works fine for me. Double-clicked on "Total pages" (in the highlighted area below) and the number was inserted in my text box:
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4 hours ago, haakoo said:

Indeed it doesn't work,

What didn't work? From your description it sounds like it did work.

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So, as you say double clicking on the document field value (area on the right) does nothing for any fields. This is because some of them are editable fields that activate when they are clicked. However the field labels (on the right) will insert for all fields in the studio. 

Patrick Connor
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The better way is 'Text' > 'Insert Field' > 'Other Field' which would bring up a non-modal dialog with a combo-box of all the available fields listed in the studio and an Insert button and a Done button. You could insert as many fields as you want by moving the caret around the text frame(s) and using insert as you choose. A bit like the character map dialog.

Before you go looking for it this does not exist and is a figment of my imagination. 

Patrick Connor
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