Book page count question

I am about to order my first book, a 11" x 8.5" softcover. In iPhoto it is sixteen pages long but when I go to order it says I will have 4 blank pages. On the iPhoto information pages it says the minimum number of pages is 10 not 20. What did I miss here? Is it a minimum of 10 pages front/back making 20 numbered pages? If I order how it is will I have the last 4 numbered pages just white or will they look like some random template page?

CoachW:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. You're right, the minimum number of pages is 20, single or double sided. You will get 4 blank pages at the end. You can check it out by going thru the ordering process and after the book if finished assembling and you're at the next window, do the following to find and copy the pdf file that iPhoto creates to upload and print:
How to Find the iPhoto Generated PDF File:
1 - Start the ordering process and stop after the book has been assembled and you get to the Order pane where you select the cover color, copies, etc.
2 - Go to the Finder and select the Go->Go to Folder menu item (CommandShiftG).
3 - copy the following, “/private/var/tmp/folders.501/TemporaryItems/iPhoto” (for Panther the path is "/private/tmp/501/TemporaryItems/iPhoto“), and paste into the Go to Folder search box.
4 - the iPhoto folder will be brought up. In it will be the PDF file that was generated by iPhoto. You can copy it (Option-drag) to the Desktop to review and/or save.
Note: the iPhoto folder will not exist before you start the ordering process and is deleted after the order is completed or after you cancel the order and quit iPhoto.
You can then cancel the operation if you're not happy with the result.

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Welcome to the Apple Discussions. You're right, the minimum number of pages is 20, single or double sided. You will get 4 blank pages at the end. You can check it out by going thru the ordering process and after the book if finished assembling and you're at the next window, do the following to find and copy the pdf file that iPhoto creates to upload and print:
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Classroom In A Book and come to the last page (pg. 75) where it
concludes with a neat tip: "To use this animation in other
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Using FM8.0.4 on Win XP Pro SP3.
I create a set of documents. In each document, I set the pagination to "Delete Empty Pages". I put all the documents into a book. In the book file, I set the pagination property for each document to "Delete Empty Pages". I check each of these settings.
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I'm new to this and I have a question about printing our invoices by page count.
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Hi Ido,
Thanks for your input. This is more or less what Carl was suggesting yesterday and I gave it a lot of thinking. The problem here is that I cannot go with "good enough resolution" - I need perfect resolution.
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OK so lets do it working on WIN and MAC without any shell script.
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Hi DG.
The easiest way to copy an HP Photo Creations project to another computer is to click the Share button. That will upload the project to the Web and give you a link you can paste into an email. Clicking the link on the other computer allows you to download the project and personalize it. This quick video shows the process. (The screen looks slightly different now, but the concept is the same.)
Another way to share a project is copy the project folder to a thumb drive. Look in Documents/HP Photo Creations/My Things to find your saved projects.
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http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/34611/count-of-files-under-a-folder-in-a-document-library
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It been a long time since I visited so I hope everyone is well.
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Any ideas please.

Hi:
I'm familiar with this feature. The pocket address book pages are intended to be printed on standard size paper, and then the printout will have tiny guide-lines at the page corners where you should cut with scissors. When all the pages are cut, they can be arranged in alphabetical order and will provide a staggered thumb-flip along one side. The pages should be stapled together on the right side. Feel free to reply if you have more questions.

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