Reformatting a large document in Pages '09

I need to completely reformat a large manuscript. I'm lost when it comes to changing the indent of paragraphs (the first in a section must be flush left, but all others slightly indented and right now mine are very wide) and I need to include page & name on top of left page, page & title on top of right page, except on new chapter pages which are without headers. Help?

ark-1 wrote:
I need to completely reformat a large manuscript. I'm lost when it comes to changing the indent of paragraphs (the first in a section must be flush left, but all others slightly indented and right now mine are very wide)
Create 2 paragraphs:
ParaFirst: +Inspector > Text > Tabs > Paragraph Indents > 0/0/0+
ParaFollowing: +Inspector > Text > Tabs > Paragraph Indents > 1cm/0/0+
Select each in turn:
+Menu > View > Show Styles Drawer > click on little triangle to right of paragraph styles > Create New Paragraph Style from Selection > Name > OK+
Select first paragraph again:
+Inspector > Text > More > Following Paragraph Style > ParaFollowing+
This will make paragraphs after the ParaFirst style automatically become ParaFollowing style.
and I need to include page & name on top of left page, page & title on top of right page
+Menu > View > Show Layout+
+Inspector > Document > Document > Document Margins > check Facing Pages > Header/Footer+
+Inspector > Layout > Section > Configuration > check Left and right Pages are different+
Click in the Headers and type the text you want on each side followed by:
+Menu > Insert > Auto Page Numbers… > Choose whatever format you want+
The Text and page numbers can be formatted as you wish and positioned using tabs.
except on new chapter pages which are without headers.
Go to the following pages of the section and click in the text of of that page:
+Inspector > Layout > Section > Configuration > First page is different+
Go back to the 1st page of the section and delete the contents of the Header there.
When you have everything the way you want:
+Menu > Format > Advanced > Capture Pages… > Name: > Include: > First 3 pages > OK+
+Menu > File > Save as Template… > Name > OK+
Peter

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