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How do I create a new document?Click on the blank page icon of the toolbar or choose ''New'' from the ''File'' menu. Select a page size and orientation, and select Double-Sided and Facing Pages if your document will have a layout that differs on left and right pages. Click ''OK''.
How do I open a document?Click on the folder icon of the toolbar or choose ''Open'' from the ''File'' menu to open a previously-saved document. Select a document file from the file selector and click ''Open''.
To open a recently used document, simply select the document name from the ''Open Recent'' submenu in the ''File'' menu.
Only documents created in PageStream 3.0 or later may be opened directly. Documents created in PageStream 2.2 may be opened, but they will be converted so their format may change slightly.
Documents created with Professional Page® and Wordworth® may also be opened. Professional Page documents will be converted, but may require some modifications to be usable. Wordworth documents may also be imported as text into a text frame in an open PageStream document.
How do I save a document?Click on the disk icon of the toolbar or choose ''Save'' from the ''File'' menu to save a document with its current name, or choose ''Save As'' to save a document with a different name.
Choose ''Save As Template'' to save a document as a template. When you open a template, the document window is untitled to prevent you from accidentally saving over the original.
How do I change pages?Click the ''Previous Page'' button to display the previous page, or the ''Next Page'' button to display the next page.
Click the ''Go to Page'' button that indicates the current page number to display the ''Go to Page'' dialog box. Enter a new page number and click ''OK''.
To display a master page, click the ''Go to Page'' button and select a master page from the ''Chapter'' pop-up menu in the ''Go to Page'' dialog box.
How do I view facing pages?To view double-sided pages side-by-side in the window, you must set the ''Facing Pages'' option for the pages' master page. Display one of the pages and choose ''Master Page Setup'' from the ''Layout'' menu to display the ''Master Page Setup'' dialog box. This will allow you to modify its master page. Select ''Facing Pages'' and click ''OK''.
How do I add or insert a new page?New pages are added to the end of a document or chapter automatically as required. Creating an object on a page after the last page with objects will add the page to the document or chapter.To insert a new page between existing pages, display the ''Page'' palette if it is not visible by choosing ''Show Page Palette'' from the ''Window'' menu. Drag the page stack at the top of the palette into the list between two existing pages.
A vertical bar will appear between the other pages to indicate that releasing the mouse button will insert the new page. If you release the mouse button when a vertical bar appears on the side of an existing page, the new page will be added to that page as part of a page spread.
You can also insert pages by choosing ''Insert Page'' from the ''Layout'' menu to display the ''Insert Page'' dialog box. Enter the number of pages to insert and the page before or after which they pages should be inserted. Click ''Insert''.
How do I delete a page?Display the ''Page ''palette if it is not visible by choosing ''Show Page Palette'' from the ''Window'' menu. Select the icon of the page to delete. You can select multiple pages by holding down Shift while clicking them or by drag selecting them. Drag the page icons to the ''Trash'' icon and release the mouse button.You can also delete pages by choosing ''Delete Page'' from the ''Layout'' menu to display the ''Delete Page'' dialog box. Enter the range of pages to delete. Click ''Delete''.
How do I reorder pages[/url]?Display the ''Page'' palette if it is not visible by choosing ''Show Page Palette'' from the ''Window'' menu. Select the icon of the page to move. You can select multiple pages by holding down Shift while clicking them or by drag selecting them. Drag the page icons between two existing pages. A vertical bar will appear between the other pages to indicate that releasing the mouse button will move the pages there.If you release the mouse button when a vertical bar appears on the side of an existing page, the selected page(s) will be added to that page as part of a page spread.
You can also reorder pages by choosing ''Move Page'' from the ''Layout'' menu to display the ''Move Page'' dialog box. Enter the range of pages to move and the page before or after which they should be inserted. Click ''Move''.
How do I change the page size?Choose ''Master Page Setup'' from the ''Layout'' menu to display the ''Master Page Setup'' dialog box. Select a new page size and click ''OK''.Changing the size of the master page on which a page is based will change the size of all pages based on that master page. To change the size of one page, create a new master page for it. Choose ''Page Setup'' when the page is displayed and select the new master page for it from the ''Page Setup'' dialog box.
You may wish to hide master page objects such as header, footer and page number on certain pages of your document. The easiest way to do so is to select the ''Page Setup'' command from the ''Layout'' menu, then select ''Do Not Show'' from the ''Show Objects'' pop-up menu.If you wish to hide certain master page objects only, you can create a specific master page for the concerned pages, and then select the new master page from the ''Based On'' pop-up menu in the ''Page Setup'' dialog box.
How do I select a page's master page?Display the ''Page'' palette if it is not visible by choosing ''Show Page Palette'' from the ''Window'' menu. Select a page by clicking on its icon and then select its master page from the master page pop-up menu at the top of the palette.Alternatively, select ''Page Setup'' from the ''Layout'' menu and select a new master page for the page from the ''Master Page'' pop-up menu.
How do I move the page in the window?There are way ways to change which part of the page is displayed in the window:
- Use the scroll bars.
- Drag the page in the window by holding down Command while dragging the mouse.
How do I create a master page?Display the Document palette if it is not visible by choosing Show Document Palette from the Window menu. Drag the Master Page Stack icon into the list of master pages and chapters.Dragging the Master Page Stack icon onto the Document icon will add a master page at the document level. Dragging the Master Page Stack icon onto a Chapter icon will add a master page in that chapter; only pages within that chapter will be able to use it.
How do I delete a master page?Display the Document palette if it is not visible by choosing Show Document Palette from the Window menu. Drag the desired master page's icon from the list to the Trash icon.
How do I create a page spread?To create a page spread, display the ''Page'' palette if it is not visible by choosing ''Show Page Palette'' from the ''Window'' menu. Drag the page stack at the top of the palette or the icon of an existing page to the right or bottom side of any existing page. A vertical or horizontal bar will appear on the right or top side of the page icon to indicate that releasing the mouse button will add the page to the existing page as a spread.If you release the mouse button when a vertical bar appears between page icons, the page will be inserted between the pages rather than being added to a page.
You can select multiple page icons and drag them to the side of an existing page to add all of them to the page.
The first page added to another page determines the orientation of the spread. If the first page is added to the right of a page, the spread will be horizontal. If the first page is added to the bottom of a page, the spread will be vertical.
How do I dissolve a page spread?To dissolve a page spread, display the ''Page'' palette if it is not visible by choosing ''Show Page Palette'' from the ''Window'' menu. Drag each of the pages out of the spread and insert them after the spread, or elsewhere in the document. When the second last page has been dragged out of the spread, the spread will be dissolved.
How do I reorder pages in a spread?To reorder the pages in a page spread, display the ''Page'' palette if it is not visible by choosing ''Show Page Palette'' from the ''Window'' menu. Drag the icon of a page in the spread and move it between other pages in the spread. A vertical or horizontal bar will appear to show you were the page will be moved when you release the mouse button.
How do I create a chapter?Display the ''Document'' palette if it is not visible by choosing ''Show Document Palette'' from the ''Window'' menu. Drag the ''Chapter'' icon into the list of master pages and chapters.Dragging the ''Chapter'' icon onto the ''Document'' icon will add a chapter after the last chapter at the document level. Dragging the ''Chapter'' icon onto an existing chapter's icon will add a sub-chapter at the end of that chapter.
You can also drag the ''Chapter'' icon between existing chapter icons. This will insert the new chapter rather than adding it at the end of the chapters.
How do I delete a chapter?Display the ''Document'' palette if it is not visible by choosing ''Show Document Palette'' from the ''Window'' menu. Drag the desired chapter's icon from the list to the Trash icon.
How do I re-order chapters?Display the ''Document'' palette if it is not visible by choosing ''Show Document Palette'' from the ''Window'' menu. Drag the desired chapter's icon to a new position. A horizontal line will appear to show you where the chapter will be moved when you release the mouse button.
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