Page 2 Disappears when I delete a photo...***?

Question

Hi
I'm using Pages in Layout mode trying to update a 2 page schedule. When I try to delete a photo on page 1, page 2 disappears...what gives?

Answer 1

Steve,
I have looked at your file.
1. You are in *Word Processing* mode not *Page Layout* mode, it says which after the file name at the top of the document window. You choose which one you want when you start from the *Template Chooser*.
2. You should be in *Page Layout* mode. Create a new blank file from the *Template Chooser* and copy and paste over the individual text boxes and images.
3. +Menu > View > Show Invisibles+ to see what it is you have done.
There is a mix of text and floating objects with text wrap turned on for the images. The text wrap is pushing the paragraph returns (that you typed into the layout) around, so that eventually they spill over and form a second page.
It is the Generals's photo box that is pushing down the paragraph returns.
When you delete the photo the paragraph returns pull back onto the 1st page and there is nothing to make a 2nd page. Effectively I think the content is still in the document but the page goes AWOL.
As I said you can make a *Page Layout* document where each page stands on its own and can be empty or not.
or
You should use +Menu > Insert > Page Break+ in place of all the returns you hammered into the type. This makes a *hard break* over to the next page. Effectively it says +new page here,+ not waiting till the page is full to overflowing with returns to make a new page.
Have a look with the Invisibles turned on to see how you have done this everywhere to position things.
+Do not use lots of spaces+ to position things sideways.
Make a tab in the ruler where you want something to line up to and then use a +single tab+ to jump to it.
The same goes vertically. Type one return between paragraphs and use paragraph settings such as +space before+ to determine how far apart paragraphs should be.
Avoid long lines of hard to read small text. Use 2 columns in each of the long wide text boxes to improve readability and add line spacing to open up the text.
If you need me to walk you through individual settings, just ask.
Peter