>> That is news to me - which may say a lot about what follows. I've now recalled... the Page->Modify Chapter window has a button "count preceding blank pages" which lets page numbers across chapters give the correct result when chapters always start on the right. -- David Pilling email: david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx web: http://www.davidpilling.net post: David Pilling P.O. Box 22 Thornton Cleveleys Blackpool. FY5 1LR UK fax: +44(0)870-0520-941