Multi-page Pages file

Hi. I'm still learning my way around Pages. I'm working on a newsletter and I created templates for each of the major layout types. Now I have several single-page files that I'd like to pull into one larger Pages file before creating a PDF. I can't figure out how to do it. Could someone point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance for help and advice.
cheers, Lori

Welcome to Discussions, Lori.
Show Thumbnails in both documents and click on the thumbnail of the one you want to copy. Place your curser where you want the inserted page and Paste.
Hope you enjoy Pages.
Walt

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