Nisus Writer Pro - Manual (Page 163)

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Determine the format of page numbers
Nisus Writer Pro enables you to display the section and/or page numbers of your document in a
wide variety of formats (these are maintained throughout the document , even though you may
have section breaks).
1. Open the Section palette.
2. Put your insertion point in the section of your document where you want to change the format
of the automatic number.
3. In the Numbering portion of the Section palette, choose the format you want from the Format
pop-up menu for either or both Section Number and/or Starting Page.
The various number formats available are detailed in Automatic number formats supported in
Nisus Writer Pro on page 46.
Using Automatic Numbers, Date & Time Variables and Document
Properties in Headers and Footers
The Nisus New File shipped with Nisus Writer Pro in Figure 11 on page 6 is simple. It includes a
few standard styles, margins at 1" on either side and a .5" at the top and bottom with room for a
header and footer of .75" each. It is little more than a blank piece of paper. When you write and
print a variety of multiple-page-documents, it may be difficult to know at a glance what page of
which document follows another page. Nisus Writer Pro can help you keep track of your documents
and when printed, easily identify which document and version you have in hand.
As explained in “Edit your Nisus New File” on page 120, you can customize the file that opens when
you choose the menu command File > New. The Nisus New File illustrated in Figure 163 displays
(in the footer) the file’s location as well as the date it was created, last saved and printed in addition
to (in the header) the file’s name and the current and total number of pages. Adding these
“variables” to your Nisus New File, Nisus Writer Pro can automatically keep the information current
and accurate as illustrated in Figure 164. However, because this information is continuously in flux
as you edit your document, such automatic content (page numbers, cross-references, etc.) is
updated only on demand and before printing, instead of live during editing. “Stale” automatic
content is displayed in the document with a rectangular (red) border that you can change in the
Appearance preferences as explained in “Choose Various Display Options for Your Documents” on
page 372.
Update “stale” automatic content
As you edit your document, your automatic content can become stale (outdated). All this
information is updated when you choose the menu command File > Print…. However you can
cause it to update whenever you wish.
Update all stale content
▶
Choose the menu command Tools > Automatic Content > Update All Stale Content.
Update only selected stale content
1. Select a range of text that has automatic content you wish to update.
2. Choose the menu command Tools > Automatic Content > Update Selected Stale Content.
While all content is always updated before printing (or saving as a PDF), you can set the frequency
of some of these, on a per-document basis, in the Automatic Content Update Preferences dialog.
Set automatic content update policies
▶
Choose the menu command Tools > Automatic Content > Automatic Content Update
Preferences….
The various options available are illustrated in Figure 162. They include:
• List Items / Bullets
set to update immediately.
• Footnote & Endnote References
set to update immediately.
• Generated TOCs and Indexes
set to update when printing or saving to a PDF
The remainder:
• Cross-References
• Automatic Numbers