SetStartPageNumber

Sets the start page number for the specified section.

Syntax

expression.SetStartPageNumber(nStartNumber);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiSection class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
nStartNumber	Required	number		The start page number.

Returns

boolean

Example

Set the starting page number for a section in a document.

// How do I control which number a section begins counting pages from in a document?

// Begin a section from a specific page number rather than continuing the default count in a document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("This section starts with second page number");
paragraph.AddPageBreak();
paragraph.AddText("Third page");
paragraph.AddPageBreak();
paragraph.AddText("Fourth page");
let section = paragraph.GetSection();
section.SetStartPageNumber(2);
let header = section.GetHeader("default", true);
paragraph = header.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("Page #");
paragraph.AddPageNumber();
let footer = section.GetFooter("default", true);
paragraph = footer.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("Page #");
paragraph.AddPageNumber();