I thank you for your reply. I again reviewed the master pages and page numbering. As I said I create two master pages one for the left and one for the right. However on each of these pages I need an additional text box for the text of the book itself. While I can add pages and indicate that I need the proper odd and even I have to add the 2nd text box to each and every page. This would not be a problem with a few pages but when you are doing several hundred it is quite tedious to copy and paste this 2nd text box to each page. I have gone over the instructions and I hope I am missing something but I can't seem to apply my master pages with any more then the text box at the top with my numbering.<br>
<br>BTW my first book printed fine at the commercial printers. I am just trying to make it easier to create novels.<br><br>Mary<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Gregory Pittman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gpittman@iglou.com" target="_blank">gpittman@iglou.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">On 10/14/2012 11:40 AM, Mary Moore wrote:<br>
> I have a question on this. I have completed one novel about 320 pages<br>
> using Scribus and am at the final stages of another about 383 pages. I<br>
> already have the commercial print margins I need when I began my layout.<br>
> What I don't know how to do is create left and right master pages where I<br>
> can not only maintain my numbering system but also maintain a uniform text<br>
> box. When I add pages it keeps my left and right but the text box<br>
> disappears and I have to go page by page to enter another. Perhaps I am<br>
> not doing it correctly. I create a text box for the title of the book for<br>
> the right or odd pages and another for the author of the book for the left<br>
> or even pages. It is a small text box at the top of the page. I then<br>
> create another text box under that for the chapter content. Please help.<br>
<br>
</div>Hi Mary,<br>
<br>
It would be good for you to read both Working with Master Pages in the<br>
online manual, but also the article on Page Numbering, so you can<br>
understand how to end up with numbers as you want them.<br>
<br>
In your case, you will need more than single Right and Left Master Page,<br>
since you are changing content according to the chapter.<br>
<br>
You can duplicate Master Pages, so you don't have to start over for each<br>
one.<br>
<br>
Then make sure you understand about the separate process of applying<br>
Master Pages after you have created them.<br>
<br>
Greg<br>
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