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From: eastender on 15 Mar 2010 17:35 Does anyone know how I create a double page spread view in Word or Pages? What I want to do is take a double page algorithm currently in an A4 two-page spread in QuarkXpress and put it into a facing pages in a A4 Word doc. Obviously I can save as a JPG or PDF, but I'm too tired now to work out how I create a double page picture box in Word (I have Pages too which I presume will save to Word). Any help most appreciated as always. E.
From: Elliott Roper on 15 Mar 2010 18:18 In article <nospam-CB5F6E.21352215032010(a)news.virginmedia.com>, eastender <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote: > Does anyone know how I create a double page spread view in Word or Pages? > > > What I want to do is take a double page algorithm currently in an A4 > two-page spread in QuarkXpress and put it into a facing pages in a A4 > Word doc. Obviously I can save as a JPG or PDF, but I'm too tired now to > work out how I create a double page picture box in Word (I have Pages > too which I presume will save to Word). > > Any help most appreciated as always. > > E. I don't think Word will let you do that. You might try for a landscape A3 document with A4 text boxes for all but your spread, but that is too disgusting to contemplate. Imagine doing the imposition by hand. I think you might have to slice your spread into 2 A4 pages and play silly games with section breaks so they fall on facing pages. Depending on your binding method, you might get away with it. I know what I would do. Publish the whole thing in InDesign or Quark and distribute it as a PDF. Even then, binding needs to be thought about. You would like to position the big thing on the centre pages of a signature. Word is not made to do proper layout or typography. It peaks at second rate internal memos and ransom notes. -- To de-mung my e-mail address:- fsnospam$elliott$$ PGP Fingerprint: 1A96 3CF7 637F 896B C810 E199 7E5C A9E4 8E59 E248
From: Rowland McDonnell on 15 Mar 2010 20:18 Elliott Roper <nospam(a)yrl.co.uk> wrote: [snip] > I think you might have to slice your spread into 2 A4 pages and play > silly games with section breaks so they fall on facing pages. Depending > on your binding method, you might get away with it. > > I know what I would do. Publish the whole thing in InDesign or Quark > and distribute it as a PDF. Seconded, except I'd use pdfLaTeX. > Even then, binding needs to be thought > about. You would like to position the big thing on the centre pages of > a signature. If the document isn't meant to be printed out, surely that wouldn't matter? And if it's going to be printed, what technology? If it's going to be chucked out on A4 office printers... > Word is not made to do proper layout or typography. It > peaks at second rate internal memos and ransom notes. At which tasks, it's beaten even by MacWrite II from the System 6 era. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Martin S Taylor on 16 Mar 2010 04:28 eastender wrote > Does anyone know how I create a double page spread view in Word or Pages? > > > What I want to do is take a double page algorithm currently in an A4 > two-page spread in QuarkXpress and put it into a facing pages in a A4 > Word doc. Obviously I can save as a JPG or PDF, but I'm too tired now to > work out how I create a double page picture box in Word (I have Pages > too which I presume will save to Word). Not sure if I understand exactly what you want, but if you can do it in Pages then all the necessary options are in the Inspector panel under the Section tab. I suspect that this isn't what you're looking for, though. MST
From: eastender on 16 Mar 2010 05:32
In article <150320102218534810%nospam(a)yrl.co.uk>, Elliott Roper <nospam(a)yrl.co.uk> wrote: > In article <nospam-CB5F6E.21352215032010(a)news.virginmedia.com>, > eastender <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote: > I know what I would do. Publish the whole thing in InDesign or Quark > and distribute it as a PDF. Even then, binding needs to be thought > about. You would like to position the big thing on the centre pages of > a signature. Word is not made to do proper layout or typography. It > peaks at second rate internal memos and ransom notes. Indeed - it's already been printed and put on a site as a PDF but someone wants to use the diagram in their own Word document. I apologise for bringing up Word in polite conversation and thanks for the tips. E. |