Page Layout (Facing Pages)

[Jillanne]

My newsletter is about 9 pages. The first page is a single page, and the subsequent pages are facing pages, and the last page is a single page. So, in the page layout, I have one single page on the right of the divider line (based on my "first page master page", and all the pages below, are facing pages, on opposite sides of the "line". Now, my question: The last page (which, will ultimately be the "back" of the "first page"), should that be placed at the "bottom" of the stack of pages, as a single page, or, because of the fact that it's actually the back of page one (newsletter format), should it be right next to page one in the page layout screen?

 

[rickwells]

You can have an odd number of sheets but since each side is a "page", you will always have an equal number of pages. The page numers could end in an odd number if, for instance, you numbered the inside cover as p1 and the outside back was numbered. With regard to the document layout, more info would help. How are you printing this newsletter. What is the finished size and how do you intend to bind the pages ?

 

[Jillanne]

The newsletter will be emailed out, but I was requested to have it set up as a possible "printable" newsletter as well. This is why I used facing pages. Finished size will be 8-1/2 x 11. I'll send it to a printer for 'binding', and i'm hoping that the way I set this up, that it will be up to the printer on how they want to do that...I'm probably not setting it up right...ugh.

thanks for answering.

 

[Foamcow]

Set it up as you have and tell the printer that the first page of the document is the cover and the last page is the back cover. Then let the printer impose it as he/she needs to.

Sometimes it's easier to set up the back cover as page 1 and the front cover as page 2 of a document. In this case ALWAYS tell your printer that you have done this.

Don't impose the pages yourself, leave that to the repro/print people.

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[Jillanne]

thanks again for all your help. i'm leaving work now, and not back till monday, so i'm sure more questions will be coming through then. Thanks so much.