InDesign Folio Markers

Build 1501 on 14/Nov/2017  This topic last edited on: 28/Oct/2016, at 11:48

There are markings for page number, section, zone and edition number and they are updated when the page is opened. Below is the list of context menus to add each marker:

Page: Insert Special Character>Marker>Current Page Number
Section: Insert Special Character>Marker>Section Marker
Zone: Insert Variable>Zone
Edition Number: Insert Variable>Edition Number

Below is the list of menus to add each marker:

Page: Type>Insert Special Character>Marker>Current Page Number
Section: Type>Insert Special Character>Marker>Section Marker
Zone: Type>Text Variables>Insert Variable>Zone
Edition Number: Type>Text Variables>Insert Variable>Edition Number

There are multi markers for edition date. All are found under Type>Text Variables>Insert Variable or context menu Insert Variable.

Edition Date – Long date representation dependent on your system and system's settings
Edition Date (Short) – Short date representation dependent on your system and system's settings
Edition Weekday – Full weekday name
Edition Weekday (Short) – Abbreviated weekday name
Edition Month Name – Full month name
Edition Month Name (Short) – Abbreviated month name
Edition Day – Day of month as decimal number (1-31)
Edition Day (01) – Day of month as decimal number (01 – 31)
Edition Month – Month as decimal number (1 – 12)
Edition Month (01) – Month as decimal number (01 - 12)
Edition Year – Year with century, as decimal number
Edition Year (Short) – Year without century, as decimal number (00 – 99)
Edition Day of Year – Day of year as decimal number (1 - 366)
Edition Day of Year (001) – Day of year as decimal number (001 – 366)