trouble adding a page, page break, or section break in pages

i've read the other forums. people seem to be solving this problem in many ways, but none of the solutions are helpful to me.
i cannot add just one page at a time in pages. pages continually adds two new pages to my original one, creating a blank as page 2 and a copy of my first page as page 3.
i need this to print back to back, so i cannot have a blank page in between the two pages i need.
the sections icon (top left) is greyed out and i can't click on it to create a new section.
the insert drop down menu is also useless, as the following choices are also grey and can't be chosen:
section break
page break
layout break

i understand how sections are supposed to work but can't seem able to create one. also, in the users manual, it says to delete a page, erase all contents on that page, and then select it in the thumbnails, and press delete. when i do this, it deletes two pages, not one. HELP!

imac, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Jul 16, 2009 10:54 AM

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Jul 16, 2009 3:23 PM in response to Dana Arikian

Hi Dana,

Are you using a Page Layout template, or a Word Procession template? The document type is identified next to the filename at the top center of the Pages window.

+i cannot add just one page at a time in pages. pages continually adds two new pages to my original one, creating a blank as page 2 and a copy of my first page as page 3.+

What procedure are you using to add pages?

+the sections icon (top left) is greyed out and i can't click on it to create a new section.+
+the insert drop down menu is also useless, as the following choices are also grey and can't be chosen:+
+section break+
+page break+
+layout break+

Where is your text insertion cursor when you are making this observation?

+Also, in the users manual, it says to delete a page, erase all contents on that page, and then select it in the thumbnails, and press delete.+

What page did you find this on? I'd like to take a look there and see if I can help you to interpret it.

Knowing a little more about the content of your document would help us to determine what is going on.

Regards,

Jerry

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