Re: inserting pages in publisher layout view

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FWIW, I agree... It has some nice conveniences if you stick with the
templates & don't deviate from their design, but the structure is quite
fragile - mess with it & you're toast. Although you can build your own pub
doc you have to plan in advance & work within the constraints imposed by the
program. It *isn't* a mini-InDesign by any means.

As with so much of what's been made available in Word on both PC & Mac, it
presents a thin veneer that deceives unwary users into believing it's
something it isn't. Further to that, when the user sees what's on the
surface they then try to push it beyond what they think its limitations
"should" be, which already exceed what the restrictions actually *are*.

That's been my major criticism of MS over the last several versions - trying
to turn Word into a one-size-fits-all universal band-aid solution for every
conceivable contortion is weakening the program rather than making it
stronger.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 11/27/08 5:56 AM, in article C554B309.1B1F2%john@xxxxxxxxxxx, "John
McGhie" <john@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yeah, I think Pub Layout is pretty much what you would expect after a brawl
in a pub...

It seems to simply be a collection of wrapped, linked text boxes propped up
on blank paragraphs with layers and section breaks to add to the confusion.

More brute force than science, I suggest.


On 26/11/08 8:42 PM, in article C5529961.466AD%onlygeneraltaz1@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
"Bob Jones" <onlygeneraltaz1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

All quite true, John, but the OP's using Pub Layout which contradicts a
number of Word's structural idiosyncrasies :-)

In fact, I've played around a bit with this & found that there are some
variations involved that make it a bit less predictable that I had thought.
For example, seemingly it depends on the doc/template & structure that
you've started with. I created another file based on the Travel journal
template which produces a 6 page document. No matter where I am in that doc
the new page is always inserted as the 6th page & the original page 6
becomes page 7.

It appears there's still much investigation to be done.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 11/26/08 4:36 AM, in article C5534EA7.1B181%john@xxxxxxxxxxx, "John
McGhie" <john@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Bill:

You insert "Content" and leave Word to figure out where the pages go and
what they are numbered.

That's the way Word works -- there are no "pages" in a Word file. Word
takes your content and starts arranging it, starting at the front of the
file. It adds pages as it needs to, until it has all the content laid up.

So there's no point in adding any kind of page -- just add content, and Word
will look after the pages.

If you are trying to produce an "Intentionally Blank" page, see here:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfms/insevnpgendchapcontent.htm

Cheers


On 25/11/08 8:56 PM, in article 59b63e6d.-1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
"bill_scarratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bill_scarratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

Is it possible to insert a blank page other than at the end of a document?
When I used Publisher on my PC I was given the choice of inserting a new
page
before or after the current page, but this does not happen with Word 2008
for
Mac


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