'lil old lady wrote:
I have iWork. I looked at Pages... I want to do something like this...
4" x 6" card generic name & brand name of medication on one side
and description on the other side.
My classmate is doing hers on WORD using page layout or labels tab. Am not so sure,
she showed me how to do it but since she has HP.. i really cant comprehend. I looked at
Pages but can't find the right template.
Make your own template.
Open one of the Blank Page layout templates.
Open the Inspector and go to the Document Inspector (first button).
Click the Page Setup pop-up and choose 4 x 6.
Reset the document margins to 0.5 inch all around.
Confirm that both Headers and Footers are unchecked.
Insert a text box on the empty starting page, and resize it to fit the full (printing) width of the page, and to enough vertical space to accomodate as many rows as you need to fit the longest drug name you need.
Replace the default text in the box with "Generic Name".
Click outside the box to remove the insertion point from the boxl leaving the box itself selected. Press command-D to duplicate the box.
Position the duplicate, then replace "Generic" with "Brand".
If you want Generic Name and Brand Name to remain in the boxes when you add the actual names, press a return after each to place the added text on the next line, then go on to the next step.
If you want Generic Name and Brand Name to act as placeholder text (removed when you type in the actual names, Select the text in one box, go to Format (menu) > Advanced > Define as Placeholder text. Repeat for the other box. Then go go the next step.
Click on the Pages button and add a Text page.
Use the handles to resize the text box on this page to fit the 4 x 6 page. Delete the second and third paragraph of the filler text. Position and resize the box to fill the printing area of the page.
Click on the first page thumbnail in the sidebar. Go Format > Advanced > Capture Page. Name it Front, choose first page only. Save.
Repeat for the second page, naming it Back.
Go file > Save as Template. Name it 4x6 Flash card, then click Save.
To use the template:
Open the template.
For each drug, Add a Front page and a Back page. ensure that you keep the same order for the front and back page of each card.
Enter the two names for the drug on the front page and the description on the back page.
When ready to print:
Press command-P.
In the Print dialogue, click the menu that reads Copies and Pages, and choose Paper handling.
Set to Print Odd pages only.
Print the odd numbered pages.
Give the cards some time to dry completely.
Place the cards back into the printer.
Print the even pages only.
NOTE: Getting the correct back pages to print on the back of the correct Front page and in the correct orientation, may require a few test runs.
Regards,
Barry
