Using the "Menu" template

[tph914]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor: Intel Hello All,

I'm trying to create a restaurant menu using the menu template. How do you add more items under the section headers? For example under the "Tempor" section there are only three items listed. How would I add a fourth, fifth, sixth, etc.

Thanks in advance

 

[CyberTaz]

Most templates are designed to be used "as is". I order to add any more
items to a document created from it, everything below where you want to add
another item will have to be moved or deleted to make room. Then it's a
matter of copying the existing textboxes for the descriptive info & price,
pasting a copy in, changing the content & moving it into position.

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

 

[tph914]

Bob - thanks for the quick response. If I understand you correctly,unless you're planning to open a restaurant that ALWAYS serves EXACTLY 3 appetizers, 4 entrees, and 2 desserts (and absolutely NOTHING else)this template is useless?

 

[CyberTaz]

I wrote nothing of the sort. The condensed version of what I did write is
that any template is designed to produce a specific layout. If that layout
doesn't satisfy the need it has to be modified. Otherwise, a different
template need be found or a new template designed to meet the need.

No offense, but if you're looking for a template that automatically adjusts
to meet your different & continuously changing requirements you aren't
likely find one floating around as a 'freebie'. Perhaps a custom template
could be designed for you if you're willing to pay the price. Most of the
templates that are freely distributed are hardly worthless, but a template
is like a cookie cutter -- it's intended to repetitively produce consistent
results in a specific configuration. If you want to produce cookies that
vary in size & shape, the less likely 'a' template will serve as anything
more than a starting point on which to build the final product.

Good Luck |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[John McGhie]

Well... The Template you have chosen is pretty much an object lesson in how
NOT to make a template. Unfortunately, the designer is much more interested
in showing off the mind-bendingly useless Publication Layout feature, than
in producing useable templates.

That template is constructed of floating text boxes, which is simply absurd
for this application (and indeed leads to exactly the defect you describe!).

Try some of these:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/results.aspx?qu=menu&av=TPL000

When you get an error page (which you will...) read it carefully, it will
tell you how to get them with a Mac.

I agree with Bob: a template designed specially for YOUR requirement is
about $500.00 on the open market (there are cheaper ones around, you get
what you pay for...)

But a well-designed sample template should be easily extendable: most of the
ones on the Microsoft website are just that. But anything done in
Publishing Layout is a lost cause: if you change anything, they call apart!

Cheers

Bob - thanks for the quick response. If I understand you correctly,unless
you're planning to open a restaurant that ALWAYS serves EXACTLY 3 appetizers,
4 entrees, and 2 desserts (and absolutely NOTHING else)this template is
useless?

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