I'm writing a long contract in two languages and want two columns parallel on each page. The column should break every time to the next page and not to the top of the same page. anybody with some helpful advises please?
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
PJ,
What you describe is a good use for Linked Text Boxes. On the first page insert a Text Box for your left column and another text box for your right column. Make sure both text boxes are Floating and that there is no second page showing. Delete the Placeholder Text in both boxes. Then Format > Advanced > Capture pages... and assign your captured first page a name.
When you are ready for either column to advance to the next page, Click the Add Section icon on your toolbar to add the captured page as a new page. Then Link the left text box of the first page to the left text box on the second page, and Link the right text box on the first page to the right text box on the second page.
Continue this pattern until you have finished your document. At any point where you wish to not flow to the next page, just don't add the links and begin your next page without the link to the previous page.
Jerry
will try, thx
ipJ
Jerry, thx.
I tried. It seems I am dummy with pages.
First of all my pages speaks German and even I m sure my English is pretty stable the idioms seem to be different in the menus & bars.
So let my try to ask and hope I m not stressing your patience.
"Make sure both text boxes are Floating ...." what means Floating? How does that look like, what do I do?
You mean click on them so both boxes are empty yet visible?
And there is no "CAPTURE PAGES" in my advanced menu, pls have a look. Can you indicate where it sits in English?
And whatever I tried in that advanced menu bar, nothing asked me to "assign a name" to something.
Can we sort that and go from there?
thx
jan
contract in two languages and two columns parallel on each page?
