Locking Objects in Page Layout Doc

Just asking, applying objects to a section master or placing an object in the background is only available in a Word Processing document? I need the flexibility of a Page Layout doc, but would like to have some objects on each page locked. Why can't I use these functions in a Page Layout doc?

You can get all of the flexibility of a page layout document & then some in a word processing document. Hold down the command key while clicking outside of the text area in a word processing document to enter object mode if that's what you need to make a word processing document "flexible."
Up until iWork '08 Pages only had what is now the word processing mode. My thought is that page layout was added for all of those users who complained about having a text layer.

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Before I drive myself any more insane than I already am can someone please confirm, or otherwise, that it isn't possible to use inline objects in page layout mode or, indeed, inside text boxes in word processing mode? Assuming this is the case can anyone suggest a work around?

Please don't become insane, there already too many such human beeings
Here is the way I work (mainly because I don't store my photos in iPhoto).
drag and drop the picture file onto the doc's page.
select the picture frame with its square handles
Cut it so it will no longer appear but is stored in the clipboard.
Put the cursor where you want to insert the picture then paste.
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE dimanche 29 juin 2008 15:44:25)

Master Objects in Page layout

It seems from a number of archived posts that Master Objects dont work when in page layout mode. The help menu says its possible but doesnt say how.
I think this should be considered a bug as Page layout needs master as much as word processing.
Any thoughts?

I was hoping to use Pages for a relatively simple newsletter. Today, I started trying to learn Pages. What a disappointment! I wish to prepare a simple multi-page newsletter. master pages, and the ability to place small master objects such as logo's are important. The job really needs to be done in layout mode. And the Pages' limitation that there be one and only one page in each section of a layout document is a show-stopper. This seriously cripples the utility of master objects, and thus the whole Pages program.
To make matters worse, the Apple documentation is, I believe, very misleading. It clearly implies one can do things such as have different master object positioning in facing pages of a layout document. But, it appears one simply cannot do this with any degree of ease. (I've copied relevant text from the Pages Help documentation below, so you can judge for yourselves....)
Apple: you need to update this program, and until you do, you need to be sure the documentation accurately reflects what the program can and cannot do.
Someone please let me know if I'm wrong!
From the pages help menu: "You may want to add watermarks, logos, or other background images that appear in the same spot on every page of your word processing and page layout documents. These repeated graphics are called master objects.
If your document is divided into sections, you can put different master objects in each section. Within a section, you can put a different master object on the first page of the section and on right and left pages in the section. See Setting Up a Unique Format for a Section’s First Page and Formatting Facing Pages in a Section for more information."

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I cannot insert a bookmark into a Page Layout doc? Only a word processing doc? Garsh that doesn't seem right at all. But the bookmark Plus button and the Insert Menu option are grayed out unless I create a word proc doc - nope I need a layout doc. Help.
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I disagree that the word processing mode was added in iWork '08/Pages 3. Pages 1 & 2 had the default text layer as does the word processing mode. In every way it continues to function just as the single mode available in the prior versions. When page layout mode was added that default text layer was removed requiring the user to put in some type of object - text box, graphic, table, etc. - before text could be entered.
I think of page layout more like AppleWorks' draw, it's a blank slate. Pages' word processing is like AppleWorks word processing in that you can switch to an object mode & place text boxes, etc. as floating or place them inline. I think the Pages programmers added the mode because there were so many posts/complaints with users not understanding that the text layer was always there.

Word docs vs. page layout margin questions, word docs vs. page layout margin questions

I'm trying to create an e.pub document from Pages. I notice that the Word docs in the templates have tabs that cannot be made bigger only smaller. Since this book is made of images I need to get the images a little bigger then the margins allow. I see if I go to the page layouts templates the margins are bigger but they do not allow export to e.pub. So, is there a way to make the margins bigger on word docs?
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RD

The only way to create an epub from pages is from a word processing document, not a page layout template. If you haven't seen it, there's more informatin about epub from pages and a sample template here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4168

Unable to lock text box in page layout view for template

Ok,
very frustrated here. i made one template with a blank saved text box and am trying to make another (i think totally the same way) but am not allowed to lock the text box.
it is in page layout view - i have downloaded the pages user guide - i followed that to get the first template correctly and saved it.
what's up?
deb

could you share how you did it?
thanks.

Placing an object/photo over gutter in two page layout in Pages???

So here's my issue. I'm new to pages and need all the help I can get. I have a two page layout and I'm trying to place a large photo across the gutter so that it will show on both pages. It will let me create the object and place a picture in it but it disappears on the other page. What am I not doing? Thanks for your help!
mrs.rodgers

Welcome to the forums, mrs. rodgers.
Do you mean you have an actual two page layout (with "Facing Pages" selected in the Document Inspector)? If so (and it's not just a two column layout on one page), then there is unfortunately no way to set a picture to span two pages automatically.
Your best bet is to fake the effect by placing two copies of the picture, one on each side of the gutter, with appropriate masks set on each, so that the left page has the left side of the picture, and the right page has the right side. Do note, however, that most printers won't print right to the edge of the page (so-called "borderless" or "full-bleed" printing), and so it may not turn out exactly as you desire.

How to convert a word doc to PDF while retaining original page layout of the word document

I am trying to convert a Word document to a PDF. When I do so, the page layout is changed, with the result that document headings that are on one page in the Word document are on other pages in the PDF. What settings do I need to adjust to retain the original page layout after the conversion--ie. sentences/words on one page in the Word document stay on that page in the PDF. I'm using Adobe Acrobat XI Pro and Word 2013 in Windows 8. Thanks.

Start with having the Adobe PDF printer set as your Default printer.
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Open Word. Review all Options of configuration to assure there are no surprises.
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Footnotes in Page Layout

I have a newsletter that I'm creating in the Page Layout mode. I would like to use a colored background for the entire document. The newsletter is for viewing on the internet so the colored background looks nice - the colored background covers the entire page. The problem is that when I add the object for the background it covers the header and footer. I would like to use the same footer on every page and page numbers in the header. Is there anyway to have the header and footer move forward, or the colored object move back? I've tried simply trying to send to back and send to front but that doesn't work. Any ideas?

Hello
If I understand well, there is nothing mysterious.
Create a huge rectangular shape whose dimensions are a bit larger than those of the entire page.
Set it to white background + white border.
Create a rectangular shape whose length is a bit shorter than the page width and whose height matches the header one.
Set it to black background + black border.
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I was able to copy every item from the template to my doc.
At this time, the only difference I see with the template is that when I click my background, I may see the rectangle enclosing it as a thin blue rectangle (if I maximise the window to the entire screen) while there is not such rectangle on the template but maybe It would be sufficient to make it wide enough to get rid of this difference.
If I have free time tomorrow, I will look in the template Index.xml if there is a "special instruction" as there is one for the embedded date value.
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE mardi 13 mai 2008 20:56:29)

Combining word processing and page layout templates

Does anyone know how to (or if it's possible at all) merge or combine a Pages 09 document set up on the "Pages Layout" template with one set up on "Word Processing" template properly? Can these two templates "talk to each other"?
I'm trying to combine some of my separate class notes for my students into one file, and some were created in Page Layout, with visuals, charts, pics, etc. I also have some Word Document notes that I'd like to merge with the other notes to create one "class notes" file for my students. But I can't seem to do that, for some reason. I can copy individual pages from the Page Layout notes and paste them into my Word Document notes, but they paste as two pages (one page is blank). When I delete that page, the other one is deleted, too. I can't copy and paste from the other direction (word doc to page layout) at all, and like I said, the other way is a little off, as well.
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Re: Jerry
I'd like to stay in one or the other, but I just like features that are only in one or the other. For example, I like in WP mode that when I get to the end of a page of writing and keep going, a new page appears (with formatting and layout intact on the next). If I'm in PL mode and writing in a text box, it just goes beyond the viewable screen. I also like the ability to select and move around individual pages in PL mode, and that doesn't seem to be available in WP mode (they're all stuck together and move in clumps). But you're right, I'm just going to have to stick with one and figure out some workarounds for some things I like. Since I think I'll be more in WP mode, I'll try to move stuff over from PL.
Re: Peter
Thanks for the advice... it's already helped me try to come up with some ways to fix things. The whole click away thing to give me floating objects has been great! You're right, this does seem like a design flaw, but I suppose Apple can't be all things to all people. Still, I'd like a little more...
Re: Yvan
Hang in there! You're right, Pages is tough when trying to use created projects in other apps! Like you said, I'm working to rebuild the layout. By the way, my PL document was 16 pages, which when transferred to WP mode doubled in size! Sheesh...
Thanks to all—I think I'm going to be able to work through this "issue" after all. I appreciate everyone's help.
Daniel

Switching b/w Word Processing & Page Layout

Is there a way to transfer from a doc in WP-mode to Page Layout mode?
Sorry for this very obvious question, but I can seem to find any info in the documentation or on the forum. Any help is, of course, massively appreciated.
Cheers!

UConn,
I'll use the same metaphor I used in another thread. Templates are like tablecloths. So when you set the table, then decide you want to change the tablecloth, you can't easily just switch over to another one. You have to remove the objects, then start over.
Whether you're in Word Processing or Page Layout mode is determined by which template you chose when you started up Pages. You can't just switch to another mode, because it's a separate template. But I've found that the major difference between the two modes is that the WP mode has a text layer, while the PL mode doesn't. If you began in the WP mode, you can just click on the page and begin typing; you can't do that in the PL mode. You have to create a text box or other object in order to place text.
Hope this helps.
-Dennis

How to get event when any library object added to indesign doc?

I want to do some operation when any library object is added to doc. So please tell me how to get event when any library object is added to the doc. better provide some code snippet.

Daves61,
I need to clarify what kind of event you're interested in.
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How do you modify the web.xml to lock down the pages from a user role

how do you modify the web.xml to lock down the pages from a user role

I'll make a stab at your question:
The following is an example of where a URL is protected within a web.xml deployment descriptor. In this example, the URL /protectedA within the application is protected:

<security-constraint>
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