Try building a new book. It sounds to me like that's where the problem resides. But you've been focusing all your attention on the chapter file.
-FR > Subject: RE: Numbering > Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:11:27 -0500 > From: kmcdaniel at pavtech.com > To: srogers at phoenix-geophysics.com > CC: framers at FrameUsers.com > > Stuart, > > Thanks, done that..set page numbering in the book window and in the > file. Using FM 10 years...deep-level nerd almost 40 years. I have tried > every trick I know. I saved the file as .mif and looked. DStartPage is > set to 1. ContPageNum is No. > > When I copy and paste the contents of the file into a new, clean > template, the offending behavior is copied as well. > > When I add a blank page to the beginning of the offending file, the TOC > page numbers for that file increment by 1. It's as if there were 6 > "invisible" pages at the start of the offending file...leastwise, that's > the behavior...Kelly. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stuart Rogers [mailto:srogers at phoenix-geophysics.com] > Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 9:59 AM > To: Kelly McDaniel > Cc: framers at FrameUsers.com > Subject: Re: Numbering > > Kelly McDaniel wrote: > > Folks, > > > > I have a chapter in a book that starts with page 1 but the TOC shows > the > > first page as page 7. (The link goes to page 1 content. It's just that > > the TOC is not numbering the pages the way I tell it to number them.) > > > > I have reset Page Numbering several times, including changing it on > the > > offending chapter to Roman, to Continue Numbering From Previous and > > back. No joy. > > > > I moved the offending chapter to another order in the book, below a > > chapter with 28 pages (Thinking that the TOC might read page 1 as page > > 35... 7 + 28=35). No joy. > > > > I imported Reference pages and Master pages from known good files. No > > joy. > > > > I did the same with the TOC. No joy. > > > > As a workaround, I numbered the chapter to begin with -5 (negative > five) > > and it worked. The chapter begins with page 1, and the TOC reflects > page > > 1. > > > > > > I'm stumped. Any ideas?...thanks, Kelly. > > > Kelly, > > I don't know how you are "telling the TOC" to number pages -- it has no > role in that process. > > In individual files, you set the numbering properties in the file. When > > dealing with a book however, you must set the numbering properties for > the files from within the book window. Those settings will override > whatever is set in the files themselves. (Unless, in the book window, > you set the numbering to Read from File, which sounds like the culprit > here.) > > 1. In the book window, select the first chapter and set Format > > Document > Numbering to start at 1. > > 2. Select all the following chapters and set them to Continue Numbering > > from Previous Page in Book. > > 3. Save the book file and then update the book, generating your TOC. > > HTH, > > -- > Stuart Rogers > Technical Communicator > Phoenix Geophysics Limited > Toronto, ON, Canada > +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 > > srogers phoenix-geophysics com > > "It is not enough that I succeed. > Others must fail." > > -- Oscar Wilde > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as DocuDoc at hotmail.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/docudoc%40hotmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.