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Match PDF Page Labels to Printed Books in Acrobat
Align Adobe Acrobat navigation labels with your printed family history book by adjusting page ranges, Roman numeral styles, and optional chapter prefixes.
To match PDF navigation numbering to a printed family history book, you can adjust your settings in Adobe Acrobat because page numbers are added sequentially by default, starting with 1, which may not match the printed numbers on the document Adobe Acrobat.
Why PDF navigation numbering conflicts with printed books
PDFs often include front matter, like a cover page or table of contents Adobe Acrobat. To match the displayed page numbers with your document’s structure, use Roman numerals for introductory pages, standard numbers for body pages, and add prefixes for chapter-based numbering Adobe Acrobat. As a practical suggestion, keep your physical book open beside you to easily reference which sections require Roman numerals and where the standard numbering begins.
How to configure page label ranges and numbering styles
Open Acrobat and select All tools, then Organize pages, and finally Page labels Adobe Acrobat. In the Page labels dialog box that opens, specify a page range Adobe Acrobat.
You can choose "Begin new section" to start a new numbering sequence, where you choose a style and enter the starting number Adobe Acrobat. When starting a new sequence, you can optionally add a prefix Adobe Acrobat. As an alternative, you can select "Extend numbering used in preceding section to selected pages" to continue numbering from previous pages without resetting the sequence Adobe Acrobat. Select OK to apply the changes Adobe Acrobat.
Applying visible numbers to the document pages
The Page labels tool only changes the labels shown in thumbnails and page navigation; it doesn’t add visible page numbers Adobe Acrobat. To display page numbers on the document itself, use the Header and footer tool Adobe Acrobat.
Open the PDF and select Edit from the global bar, then select Header and footer, and choose Add from the left pane Adobe Acrobat. In the dialog box that opens, select Page Number and Date Format Adobe Acrobat.
In the dialog box that opens, select the desired page number format, set the starting page number, and then select OK Adobe Acrobat. Select the header or footer field based on where you want the number to appear, and then select Insert Page Number Adobe Acrobat.
