How can I remove Page Break Views?

Question

This is driving me nuts -- I'm just trying to write basic text, and yet, for some reason, Pages forces me to view a page as if it's a real piece of paper. As I'm writing, and come to the end of the page, there's two inches of white space from the end of the last sentence on the page to the start of the first sentence on the next page.
I find this distracting . . . I'm trying to type a sentence and I don't need to have a massive visual break interrupting the flow of writing. I can't find any way to turn off this view. Not that I want to, but why can't I type one continuous paragraph that could span multiple pages -- without being limited to the freakin' "page" metaphor of viewing?
I'm so frustrated with this that I think I'm going to have to go back to using MS Word. I'm trying hard to learn Pages, but when I have to knuckle down and write, I'm constantly getting interrupted by the page breaks. While I might be able to train myself to ignore the page break, each time I get to the bottom of a page, I effectively lose two inches of vertical space, which means I can't see as much text above and below what I've just written. It's maddening!
Does anyone have any solutions? Or is this just an astounding oversight on the part of Apple development?
I can manually reduce the margins, but I still get the big gray line separating pages at least a vertical inch of separation, plus, if I send the document to anyone else who might want to print it, I have to remember to change the margins back.
Right now, I'm leaving Pages and finishing my project in MS Word. Please help me come back to Pages! . . . .

Answer 1

tyronehowe wrote:
I understand what Yvan KOENIG is saying but, with respect, that simply does not make sense to me.
My old friend AppleWorks work with separated pages since 1991 and it seems that it is OK for its users.
Pages is a component of the AppleWorks successor so it seems logical that its designers made the same choice.
You wrote:
Whatever justification is given, it is simply a deliberate feature omission.
Sure it is a deliberate choice.
As always, the engineers apply this chapter of the Human Interface Guidelines
+Apply the 80 Percent Solution+
+During the design process, if you discover problems with your product design, you might consider applying the 80 percent solution—that is, designing your software to meet the needs of at least 80 percent of your users. This type of design typically favors simpler, more elegant approaches to problems.+
+If you try to design for the 20 percent of your target audience who are power users, your design may not be usable by the other 80 percent of users. Even though that smaller group of power users is likely to have good ideas for features, the majority of your user base may not think in the same way. Involving a broad range of users in your design process can help you find the 80 percent solution.+
I assumes that you are in the 20% dropped.
You wrote:
As much I hated to admit it, I wanted the “normal” view that Microsoft Word gave me (sometimes known as “toilet-paper” view).
Now I know why I dislike this view: I never write on "toilet-paper"
If you are really annoyed with the choices made by Apple, you may build your own template.
It requires a few seconds to define one with these settings:
You wrote:
I have requested this as a new feature to Apple several months ago.
Then, cross your fingers, and wait _at least_ for iWork'09
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE jeudi 5 juin 2008 20:15:03)