Importing two-column text from Pages

I've produced several successful calendars and books using the iPhoto service in the past couple of years, but one thing has me defeated.
So far, I have used Pages to create text, then style it the way I want, and finally cut and paste it into the book project. It works perfectly. So far, so good.
Now I want to do two-column text pages, instead of a full-width single-column layout, but I can't find a way to do it.
I have tried exporting the two-column set out of Pages as a pdf, then using the Import command in iPhoto, but it is greyed out in the navigation window. No go.
Any ideas?

Do a Print to PDF of the Pages layout and select the Send PDF to iPhoto option. That will create a jpg image of the page which can be added to a full page layout in the Book. Here are a couple of crude examples of that from a Word document: Portrait oriented - Landscape oriented.
Of course my example is single column but with a two column layout in Pages and in the landscape mode it would work just as well.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.
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