Datasheet

Working with Pages 31
Setting up a document
A document's page size and orientation settings make a fundamental difference
to its layout, and are defined when the new document is first created (see
Starting with a new drawing on p. 22). If the Startup Wizard is turned off, or you
cancel the setup dialog, a new document defaults to A4 (Europe) or Letter size
(US) in Drawing Mode. You can adjust the document layout at any time—but as
a general rule, it's best to make page setup one of your first creative tasks.
For scale drawings, you can set the ruler units independently of the page
measurement units. See Setting measurement units and drawing scale.
To adjust the basic layout of the document (Drawing mode):
1. Choose
from the context toolbar (shown with
Pointer or Rotate Tool selected).
2. Select a document category: Regular, Large (for example, banners or
posters), Small (for example, business cards), Booklet, or Special
Folded (greetings cards).
• Where applicable, click in the document list to preview available
formats for the selected category. Watch the preview window for
an example of each type.
• If you select Large or Small, you can define a custom document
format by clicking Create Custom... and entering the desired
settings.
• If you select Regular or Booklet, you can check Facing Pages to
set up the document using paired, side-by-side pages. This is
appropriate if you're creating a document where you need to see
both the left-hand (verso) and right-hand (recto) pages, or one
that employs double-page spreads where a headline or other
element needs to run from the left-hand page to the right-hand
page.
3. Select a Document Size, set the orientation (Portrait or Landscape)
and enter a Width and Height (if a custom setup).
You can change this later via the Pages context toolbar.