The Page Layout panel displays your pages in spreads.We’ll be creating more to divide up our files in a moment. You’ll see in the image I have four Master Pages (plus, which is a default blank page). You have a variety of control options by right-clicking in this area. Each page in your document will have a Master Page that defines elements of the page, like the header, footer, text box, and pretty much anything else you can imagine. And above that, you’ll see Master Pages (#1). On the right, you’ll see a page list (#2). So, what’s this Master Page thing? Look again at the image above. These are the two most important and useful controls for creating a text-based book, so I will focus on using them. You’ll notice I’ve expanded the Pages toolbox on the right and I have the “Paragraph Styles” toolbox nested below. To start that process, we need to open the Pages toolbox and create some Master Pages. Once you feel comfortable with the commands, we’re ready to make a book file! It is not exactly the same as Word or other word processors, but there are many similarities. Spend some time pressing buttons and using the selection tools on the far left to get a feeling for how the document acts and reacts to different commands. This makes it very easy for me to see exactly where I should orient content (text and images) to keep them within my margins and trim area. The inner lines (purple) show the margins I set. This is how big the paper will be when rough cut and the inner edge of the page will be the final cut area. A two-page spread for our book! The outer (red) lines are the bleed. Your options here will change based on the objects/elements you have selected, showing you the choices you have relative to the part of the page you’re working on. I had to pull it from the “Window” menu and add it to the sidebar. You’ll notice in the above screenshot that “Paragraph Style” is missing. The Book toolbar is probably most useful for you, but you can also customize these toolbars from Window in the top menu bar.
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