Adobe InDesign CS gurus out there?

[telophase]

I'll be doing websearching for this answer, but figured I'd toss it out there - if any of you know Adobe InDesign CS, is there a way to put page number on *top* of graphics? The image for each page of the comic is the same size as the page (easier to center that way), and from what I recall last year of laying out PBR, I had to give up on page numbers because they kept displaying *under* the comic page image, thus rendering them invisible.

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[telophase.livejournal.com]

OK, thanks. I think I'll keep reading through these CS2 manuals in my down time - there ought to be enough similarity to work out a rough idea of what to do. :)

[mscongeniality.livejournal.com]

I'd expect so. It's just so rare that an actual Desktop Publishing issue crops up on my flist that it's hard for me to suppress the urge to fall all over myself offering help. ;-)

I can't write, I can't draw, but by god I can make your pages look pretty.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

XD I just remembered Mom's letters from Africa that I typed up last year, and my eventual goal was to put them into book format through Lulu.com or something, to give to relatives for Christmas. I ought to go through and scan the photos that go with them and put them all together. It would give me a reasonable project to work out InDesign with.

[emtigereyes.livejournal.com]

mscongeniality's comment about master pages is mostly correct. There is one extra step you'll need to employ, but the basic premise is the same. Ahead of time, forgive me if I overexplain. I mean well, really:

In your master page, place your "place holder" box (that lovely box with an X through it). On top of that, place a text box.

Any pages you add, be sure to apply your master traits (if you only have one master, then this occurs by default).

Now the extra step... the way Masters normally work is it locks the master information in the background, in an uneditable state from page to page. In order to place your image and add the page number, you have to "disregard the master". This is done by selecting the page you want to edit, going to your pages menu (that little triangle within a circle). Midway down that menu is "Override All Master Page Items". Select this. Now, on that one page, you can select your placeholder box and text box and edit accordingly. You'll need to do this with each page, but as pointed out already, it helps with consistency.

If you prefer a slightly easier route, you can always layout your place holders on the first page, and copy+paste them to each page you add, and edit accordingly. Either method works.

(I have Indesign CS2 at work, so I tried these out. The latter is what I usually use, but the first works just as well, if not a bit moreso at keeping things more consistent).

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :D