I think you can actually set the numbering scheme in PDFs to whatever you want, if you have full Acrobat. So you can do all your front-matter in romans, and Acrobat reader will show it as roman, and you can navigate using romans. And then do other sections in whichever numbering convention you choose. I think you can even set up sections, eg 2-18 style of numbering. You impose it over the file after you have created the PDF, and it saves to the file (as far as I remember, it's been a while since I've done it). Regards Elizabeth Fullerton Business Solutions Architect Infosys Australia Ph: +61 3 9911 3431 Fax: +61 3 9911 3398 www.infosys.com Powered by Intellect Driven by values -----Original Message----- From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stuart Burnfield Sent: Thursday, 23 November 2006 3:28 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: page numbering - which style to use The first time I saw this suggestion I was firmly against it. I think this is because I associated documents numbered sequentially from 1 with authors who didn't know how to use their publishing tool (other signs: use of 'Normal plus overrides' instead of proper paragraph styles; use of typewriter-style multiple tabs and paragraphs to position text). Now that I'm over this snooty reaction, the single numbering scheme for PDFs makes sense. Many times I've had review comments that said something like, "Delete the last sentence of the second paragraph on page 20" and had to decide whether this meant the actual page 20 or the one shown in Adobe Reader as "20 of 300". Stuart ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ************************************************** **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************