Based on the assumption that if you’re using headers but not using a word processor to edit the text your output must be PDF, as ebooks don’t show headers:
- Put the front matter in the back matter
- Move the Prologue to front matter
- Set the header and footer option for the three different sections
- Compile to PDF
- The prologue will have Roman numerals, the chapters will have Arabic numerals, and the back matter will have no numerals at all
- Open the PDF in Preview
- Choose View → Contact Sheet
- Select the back-matter pages and drag them so they are in front of the prologue
- You then have front matter, prologue, and novel in the right order without needing a word processor
- Takes a matter of seconds to sort out in Preview
Sample project and output PDF attached.
Prologue.zip (142.8 KB)