How to number pages from 0 instead of 1 ?

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johnywalker812
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How to number pages from 0 instead of 1 ?

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How do I start page numbering from 0 ? I have PDF file with Coversheet, the coversheet is 0 in the INDEX, so I want to start page numbering from 0 instead of 1. I tried changing range but setting from 0 is not possible. Please help. Basically in the pdf file above (pic attached above) I want to start numbering from 0 instead of 1. How do I do it other than editing label one by one manually (it's not practical, this pdf is around 800 pages) ?
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Re: How to number pages from 0 instead of 1 ?

Post by Stefan - PDF-XChange »

Hello johnywalker812,

Welcome to our forums.

You can use the Page Numbering feature, and get an arrangement with two page ranges - the first one being with just the first page, and then to get the second range to start from one. You can then have a custom settings for the first page, and you can technically type in any string value for the "Prefix":
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In my example I have "Index 0" but it can be just 0 if you want to :)

Kind regards,
Stefan
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