The converter will move them to the top anyway.
On 10/31/2016 11:36 AM, Evan Reese wrote:
That’s right, page numbers can be either at the top or bottom of the page.
Lissi and I have a preference for them being at the top, but I emphasize that that is a preference only, not a requirement.
Evan
*From:* Cindy Rosenthal <mailto:grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
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Thank you all. I'll retain Arabic numerals and hope for best.
and am I correct in remembering that it doesn't matter if the numbers are at the top or the bottom of the page as long as they're consistent? top left or center? Do any of you have a preference?
On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 8:06 AM, Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Well, that is very odd. It has always been the policy, as far back
as I can recall, that if the text begins on a page other than
Arabic 1, to put Arabic numerals prior to that until you get back
to 1, then use Roman numerals for any pages preceding those.
Evan
*From:* Cindy Rosenthal <mailto:grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx>
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Yes, Roger, and that's what I did with the previous book I proofed
and with this one;;the previous book was returned to me; the main
part started on p. 19 and I was told to put roman numerals on the
preceding pages; so this time, after having done the same thing,
using Arabic numbers up to p. 21; I anticipated the book's being
rejected and so went back and changed the preceding page numbers
to Roman numeral;s; it took several hours because the print book's
pages stuck together and I had to separate them,count to be sure
what the numeral should be, and replace the Arabic number with
the right roman numeral;I couldn't just assume. oh well, every
thing's done now; a last spell check and pagination check of the final chapters and I can check in the book
On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 7:01 PM, Roger Loran Bailey
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
Before I start a book I always check to find out what page has
the first page number and then count the pages backward to
find out if I have to add any Roman numerals. The pagination
formatting is too variable from book to book for me to just
assume that there will be preliminary pages before page one.
It is something that should always be checked before starting.
On 10/29/2016 8:03 AM, Cindy Rosenthal wrote:
That makes perfect sense. Unfortunately, that information
has come too late. Chapter 1 begins on. p. 21 If I hadn't
spent so long going back and putting in Roman numerals (the
print pages stuck together so it took time separating them
and sure I had the right numbers for the right page and
changed the Arabic numbers on that page to the Roman numerals
i I'd have this book checked in now. But for a previous book
I proofed I'd done that and was told I had to put in the
Roman numerals The book was rejected and sent back to me for
that correction after I'd checked it in
Vanessa -- clarification please.
Cindy
On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 4:06 AM, Deborah Murray
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Cindy,
You don’t have to use Roman numerals if the text of the
book begins on a page other than page 1. Your first
inclination was correct—simply number back from the first
numbered page of the book until you number back to one.
Use the Roman numerals if you still have un-numbered
pages, or if the print copy has used Roman numerals for
the preliminary pages.
Does that make sense?
Deborah
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for rationale
I've just spent a few hours changing pages that precede
the main text of a book to lower case Roman numerals.
Originally I'd numbered them with Arabic numbers to end
up with p. 21 which is the page on which Chapter 1 is.
Why, since the book has Arabic page numbers do we have
use Roman numerals for preceding pages? I thought we're
not supposed to do things differently from the print book
Cindy
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