Folio overlay

Hi Everyone I'm a bit frustrated as instead of enjoying indesign I'm about to not bother anymore. The simple stuff I always find hard!! I'm in DPS but can not find folio overlay yes I've updated even joined CC and for a person who doesn't have time has wasted far too much trying to find a tool Errr. If I have the lastest version and tools why oh why can't I find folio overlays? Any suggestions? Thanks X

Moved to DPS forum.
Are you saying the panel isn't installed at all? If you use the Digital Publishing workspace does it show up? Is it under the Window menu?

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Thanks again Steve and Bill
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