: InDesign CC 2015 - How to do 64-page magazine that has 2-colour run and inserts that have 1-16 Roman numerals in? I am using InDesign CC 2015 on MacOS Sierra. Currently I am creating a magazine

@Margaret771

So you have a couple of different issues/questions here.

As was pointed out in the comments--if you were actually producing a magazine like this, you would have to let the advertiser know whether their ad was going to be produced in two colors or greyscale, and create specifications for the ad artwork that matched the final output. As a "publisher" you don't have the ability to optimize each piece of artwork you receive for use in a two-color environment (which is really what you are describing; in some cases the two colors are a specific hue (with shading) and white, or black (with shading) and white.

In your specific situation, where you are making this as a test sample, and are creating all of the artwork yourself, I think your workflow using Photoshop to make the greyscale version of your images is your best option.

For the page numbering issue, I would create three different master pages. Assuming there are other elements on your master pages beyond page numbers, I would start by creating a master page with no page numbers, then create a second master page with page numbers that are formatted to use standard numeric characters (i.e. 1, 2, 3, etc.). Last, create a third master page based on your master page with page numbers, except on this third master page, you will change the format of the page numbers to roman numerals. As @SZCZERZO KLY stated, you change the formatting for the page numbers on any specific page by selecting that page in the pages panel, and then going to Layout>Numbering and Section Options.

Then, as you create new document pages, you can apply whichever master page is appropriate for each specific page.

It is not clear from your question whether the section with roman numerals is supposed to start at one or continue with the numbering of the rest of the document. If it is continuous, make sure that both of the master pages with page numbers have "Automatic Page Numbering" selected on this Numbering and Section Options screen.

If the section with roman numerals is supposed to restart, select the page where this section begins, open up the Numbering and Section Options menu, and set it to start a new section, and start page numbering at 1.



If this is the case, when you return to the regular section of the document and need the standard numbering to continue, you may have to follow the same process as above, starting a new section, and then telling it to begin numbering based on the last number before the glossy section.

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@Yeniel278

Page numbers - You want to place page numbers only on pages you want them, or remove text box if you place it on master page.
For roman numbers in Layout > Numbering & Section Options you can chose style "I, II, III, IV..." and start counting from 1.

This information is contained in the "Numbering pages, chapters, and sections" of InDesign online help.

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