"Simple" word newsletter template limits pages?

[mamaysek]

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

I am using an old (2004) word newsletter template"simple" that limits me to 8 pages? Or at least that is what I think I remember when I set it up. How do I add additional pages?

 

[John McGhie]

You copy the existing pages.

That old template was just a collection of text boxes propped up on blank
paragraphs and page breaks. It is a REALLY ugly way of doing things

But if you copy existing pages and carefully paste at the end of the
document, you will get more pages.

You have to be careful where you paste or the text boxes will fly all over
the place. It's a really Heath-Robinson way of doing things

Good luck!

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

I am using an old (2004) word newsletter template"simple" that limits me to 8
pages? Or at least that is what I think I remember when I set it up. How do I
add additional pages?

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

 

[mamaysek]

Thanks I got it, but best of all your post forced me to look up Heath-Robinson."Absurdly complex and fancifully impractical." So true



You copy the existing pages.

 

[John McGhie]

Isn't it, though? Word is really not the appropriate weapon for doing this
kind of thing.

But if you can't justify spending thousands on CS3, then you can trick Word
into doing this. But that template is not the way I would choose to do
that! The templates in Word 2008 are a small improvement (not much, but at
least they're workable...)

Cheers

You copy the existing pages.

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[CyberTaz]

John's right - it's valid to say that Word isn't appropriate for that type
of project even with 2008's Publishing Layout view Anything more than 4
pages - IMHO - is not a newsletter, it's a news*paper* & justifies a
legitimate page layout program. But don't take John's exasperation over
price too seriously...

The "thousands" to which he refers pertains to the entire CS Suite, any
flavor of which will run well into that realm. However, now that CS4 has
been released you can get InDesign CS3 as a standalone program for as little
as US $320 - probably less - as well as far more affordable deals on the
various CS3 Suites if you do want Photoshop, Illy, Acrobat, etc. You may
also find Adobe's "enticements" sufficient to go directly to CS4 - I'm not
sure this go 'round but usually they offer "competitive upgrade" pricing to
anyone "moving up" to their products even if the competitive product
currently being used is stone tablet with hammer & chisel

Additionally, there are DTP solutions out there which are better designed
than Word for that purpose but less expensive than Adobe products.

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

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

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

I am using an old (2004) word newsletter template"simple" that limits me to 8 pages? Or at least that is what I think I remember when I set it up. How do I add additional pages?

Hi,

Once you understand the idea of linking textboxes you may find the
freedom you seek to design your own multiple page layouts.

Turn on the drawing toolbar. Vew > Toolbars > Drawing

Click the Text Box button, then drag a text box in a blank document
Click the Text Box button again and draw a second box in the same document.

Right-click or control-click on the border of the first text box. Choose
create text box link from the pop-up menu. The cursor will change to a
pitcher.

Click into the second text box.

Now those two text boxes are linked. Type or paste a bunch of text into
the first one, and it will flow into the second one. Now think of these
two linked text boxes as a news story and you get the idea - you can
move these linked boxes around in your layout. You can link up to 38
boxes into a single chain if you need to. You can have lots of different
chains (think of each chain of linked boxes as a news story).

Another trick is to use frames as place holders. Use Tools > Customize >
Menus and toolbars. Click the Commands tab. In the Categories pane click
Insert. Scroll down the right side till you see "Horizontal." Drag
Horizontal to any toolbar (or menu). Click OK.

Like a text box, you can click the Horizontal button and drag a frame.
These are good because you can click into a frame and click the Insert
Picture button on the Drawing toolbar to put a picture into a frame.

Learn to use linked text boxes and frames along with Word's ability to
create sections, breaks, and columns and you really do have a very good
page layout program.

-Jim

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[CyberTaz]

Hi Jim - just couldn't resist the temptation

<snip>

Learn to use linked text boxes and frames along with Word's ability to
create sections, breaks, and columns and you really do have a very good
page layout program.

<snip>

.... whose output will corrupt faster than an impressionable 12 year old
imprisoned in a crack house - especially if you have to rearrange anything.

You also have to construct your own continuation notices which will only
update if you also have a thorough understanding of Bookmarks, Fields &
Cross-references. And heaven help you if you need to include any footnotes
or numerous other elements for a project of that magnitude.

I got the impression that the OP wants to get a newsletter out, not embark
on a second full-time career of learning how to bend & twist Word into
something numerous other programs offer up front. I'm not negating what you
say, but it sure ain't point 'n click

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

 

[Clive Huggan]

Apple's Pages application, part of the iWork suite, is ideal for newsletters
and has a fast learning curve. And is not expensive.

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the Americas and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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