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Dominic - 29 Sep 2003 10:16 GMT

I am trying to set up a document so that the pages are
laid out facing each other. However, I only want the
document text to appear on the right hand side (odd page
numbers) leaving the left hand side (even pages) clear to
place graphics and drawings.
I know a nasty workaround solution is to insert a bunch of
page breaks, but this quickly turns into a nightmare when
i edit the text.
Is there a way to specify that the text will only flow on
the right hand pages?

I would really appreciate any help with!
thank you
Dominic

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 29 Sep 2003 16:23 GMT

Why not just create only odd pages? You can do this using a calculated page
number. Instead of a { PAGE } field, use this construction:

{ = { PAGE } * 2 - 1 }

You must insert each pair of field delimiters (the things that look like
braces but can't be typed from the keyboard) by pressing Ctrl+F9.

If you also need even pages for the graphics (that is, if you're going to
paste them in electronically rather than physically), create a second file
with page numbers in the format

{ = { PAGE } * 2 }

Note that you will not be able to create an automatic TOC or index using
calculated page numbers, but aside from that, it's not a bad workaround.

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> I am trying to set up a document so that the pages are
> laid out facing each other. However, I only want the
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> thank you
> Dominic

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