How 2 erase margins in center of newsletter for 2-pg picture layou

[BonnieV]

In an 8-page newsletter, I need to treat the center two pages as one to
accommodate a large picture/map. I cannot figure out how to do this - can
anyone help? Assistance much appreciated.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Simply insert your map and ignore the margins. If it is truly the middle the map
will print just fine. Refer to print preview. If you are trying to span other
pages that is a different maneuver altogether.

 

[BonnieV]

Thank you Mary, but maybe I am using the wrong terms. Perhaps I am trying to
"span" other pages. In print preview, it only shows one page of the map I
want to flow across the two center pages (like a centerfold) as if it were
one page.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Fit the map how you want it to appear on the booklet pages. Copy the map, align
the pasted map on top of the original perfectly. Select the top map, with the
crop tool crop left to the center. Select the bottom map, crop right to the
center. Now refer to the print preview, it should show the map spanning the
pages.

 

[BonnieV]

Thank you for your suggestion, however I am still not getting the results I
need. I did as you instructed and thought we were finally there. When I
went to print preview, there was a gap between the pages where the map won't
print. I have tried to remove the margins so that the pages would flow
together, but again, have not been successful in making the two pages look
like one large page.

 

[John G]

A few important questions.
What level Pub are you using?
Do you have your newsletter set up as a BOOKLET in Page Setup.
If you are using Pub 2002, 2003 or 2007.
Then you can just insert a picture on any pair of pages and enlarge it
to fill the space and ignore the margins except you cannot print outside
the printer sheet limits.
There does not seem to be any need to cut and paste as Mary suggested.
Please explain what is wrong with what you see in preview.
I even printed it to make sure preview was telling the truth.

Mary,
It seems to work OK for me even if I span a picture over the centre of
pages 3 & 4 in an 8 page booklet.

 

[Mary Sauer]

I only know I have been doing booklets this way forever, that goes way back to
Publisher 1.0. This method is useful when you are going to bind the book and you
need a margin in the center to accommodate the printer's binding. You can crop
to the margin on both sides. The gap will be gone when the booklet is printed.

 

[John G]

Yes I would agree with that.
There was no book fold back then was there? I looked at Pub 95 and did
not see one but it could be there.
And I see how you would need a little margin if it was printed by a
printer.
I just did a quick 8 page folded booklet to try it out and the 2 page
spread seemed to run across OK althouhg it would have the staples in it