inserting pages in publisher layout view

B

bill_scarratt

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
 
C

CyberTaz

Well, Pub Layout view really isn't Publisher :) & doesn't have the same
mechanism - you're still dealing with a Word document. However, what I find
here is that although new pages are inserted one at a time they're inserted
immediately following the page you're viewing. IOW, They only get inserted
at the end if you're already viewing the last current page.

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

John McGhie

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


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
Click to expand...

--
Don't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/

Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP, Word and Word:Mac
Sydney, Australia. mailto:[email protected]
 
C

CyberTaz

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
 
J

John McGhie

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.


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
Click to expand...

--
Don't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/

Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP, Word and Word:Mac
Sydney, Australia. mailto:[email protected]
 
C

CyberTaz

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
 
J

John McGhie

We reach common ground again!!

See you at Mac World :)


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
Click to expand...

--
Don't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/

Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP, Word and Word:Mac
Sydney, Australia. mailto:[email protected]
 
C

CyberTaz

G'day John;


We reach common ground again!!
Click to expand...

Uncanny - that's what... *twice* now ;-)
See you at Mac World :)
Click to expand...

Hotel & Flight confirmed this AM... I know a great little restaurant in
China Town if you're interested.

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

John McGhie

If it's food, I am interested :) Ummm... China Town? I will have just
spent 3 weeks in China ...

I know a great little restaurant on the Pier, if we get desperate :)

I got ripped off something awful on the airfares -- ever tried to get out of
Beijing in January? The planes are so full they're sticking labels on the
passengers and checking 'em as hold baggage.

Air China was the only one that had a seat, and that's only because they had
a spare 747 they can run on the trip. I guess it's going to be a big
MacWorld this year :)

Cheers

G'day John;




Uncanny - that's what... *twice* now ;-)

Hotel & Flight confirmed this AM... I know a great little restaurant in
China Town if you're interested.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
Click to expand...

--
Don't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/

Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP, Word and Word:Mac
Sydney, Australia. mailto:[email protected]
 
Top