AppleWorks Functionality in Pages

In AppleWorks years ago, I set up a 40 page template that allowed me to print two half size pages back to back, (two pages per sheet of paper front and back oriented in landscape mode). I've discovered that in Pages, layout mode, I can do the same thing. I've looked through Pages templates but don't see one that would do this, but I thought I'd ask to make sure a standard template does not all ready exist that accomplishes the same thing? Thanks!
As far as features I'd like to see in Pages:
1) "New View" that allows more than one view of a page. Great for hard core editing and rearrangement of text.
2) The ability to assign text color to a specific outline level.

PeterBreis0807 wrote:
Dave
I missed that you were doing these pages in Horizontal format.
I suggest you create the pages individually to their actual size which you can set up as a half letter size horizontal page in:
+Menu > File > Page Setup… > Paper Size > Manage Paper Sizes…+
When you have completed your layout:
+Menu > File > Print > PDF (bottom left corner) > Save as PDF…+
Take these pdf pages and bring them back into another Pages document which has placeholder images for 2 pages stacked on top of each other and drag the individual pdf pages into the correct order for back to back printing. To do this you can put bold page numbers in each placeholder box so you know where to drag them.
There is a function to print odds and even pages to make the back to back printing when you feed them back into the printer a second time. Test the order and orientation for the second print, and record which way to complete the task.
Peter
Peter, thanks for the description. I understand what your saying but don't quite get this, mostly likely because I need to see an illustration:
"Take these pdf pages and bring them back into another Pages document which has placeholder images for 2 pages stacked on top of each other and drag the individual pdf pages into the correct order for back to back printing. To do this you can put bold page numbers in each placeholder box so you know where to drag them."
I'll be stopping by a bookstore soon to see if there are any decent iWork books out there with indepth Pages tutorials. Thanks again.

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