Pull current page number into a variable to use in a button

Question

Hi, would it be possible to pull the current page number into a variable that could then be used in a hyperlink?

I’m creating a large document (60+ pages), that will have multilingual versions, and want to create a language button in an mso.

The content on each page is too large to embed in an mso, which is one of the methods describe in another answer to a similar question.

My thought is that I can use one mso on the master page, that will then link each page to the same page in the alt language versions, without having to individually edit each one. For reference, there are currently three languages, but more are going to be added.

Thanks

Chris

Answer 1

You could have separate documents that are in different languages and use buttons to navigate to the user's preferred language. The available language options could either be buttons on a landing page or the buttons could be on each separate document set to navigate to the desired language. Here's more information about how to link to separate documents:

• Link from one document to another with InDesign and in5

If you want to create variables to control the language and aren't familiar with coding, then I would recommend hiring a web developer.