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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-7120a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Change the page and spread display</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS073D886C-B12D-468e-BADB-D59C7D4BC42Fa"><h4 class="topictitle4">Target or select a page or spread</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-7119a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Add new pages to a document</h4>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><p>When
you select the Facing Pages option in the File&#160;&gt; Document
Setup dialog box, document pages are arranged in <dfn class="term">spreads</dfn>.
A spread is a set of&#160;pages viewed together, such as the
two pages visible whenever you open a book or magazine. Every InDesign
spread includes its own <dfn class="term">pasteboard</dfn>, which is an area
outside a page where you can store objects that aren’t yet positioned
on a page. Each spread’s pasteboard provides space to accommodate
objects that <dfn class="term">bleed</dfn>, or extend past the edge of a page.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="ty_15" src="images/ty_15.png" /><div class="figdesc">Pages panel </div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Page icons</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Page with
master “A” applied</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Selected
spread</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
</div><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />In a long document, you can move to a page quickly
by choosing Layout&#160;&gt; Go To Page. </div></div>
<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-7120a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-7120a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Change the page and spread display</h3><div><div class="section"><p>The
Pages panel provides information about and&#160;control over
pages, spreads, and <dfn class="term">masters</dfn> (pages or spreads that
automatically format other pages or spreads). By default, the Pages
panel displays thumbnail representations of each page’s content. </p>
</div>
<ol><li><span>If
the Pages panel isn’t visible, choose Window&#160;&gt; Pages.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose Panel Options in the Pages panel&#160;menu.</span></li>
<li><span>In the Pages section, specify which icons appear next
to the page thumbnails in the Pages panel. These icons indicate
whether transparency or page transitions have been added to a spread,
and whether the spread view is rotated.</span></li>
<li><span>In the Pages and Masters sections: </span><ul><li><p>Select an icon size for pages and masters.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Select Show Vertically to display spreads in one
vertical column. Deselect this option to allow spreads to be displayed
side-by-side.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Select Show Thumbnails to display thumbnail representations
of the content of each page or master. (This option is not available
if certain options are selected for Icon Size.)</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span>In the Panel Layout section, select Pages On Top to display
the page icon section above the master icon section, or select Masters
On Top to display the master icon section above the page icon section.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose an option in the Resize menu to control how the
sections are displayed when you resize the panel:</span><ul><li><p>To resize both the Pages and Masters sections
of&#160;the panel, choose Proportional.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To maintain the size of the Pages section and resize
only the Masters section, choose Pages Fixed.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To maintain the size of the Masters section and
resize only the Pages section, choose Masters Fixed.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
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<div id="WS073D886C-B12D-468e-BADB-D59C7D4BC42Fa" class="nochunk"><a name="WS073D886C-B12D-468e-BADB-D59C7D4BC42Fa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Target or select a page or spread</h3><div><div class="section"><p>You either <dfn class="term">select</dfn> or <dfn class="term">target</dfn> pages
or spreads, depending on the task you are performing. Some commands
affect the currently selected page or spread, while others affect
the target page or spread. For example, you can drag ruler guides only
to the target page or spread, but page-related commands, such as
Duplicate Spread or Delete Page, affect the page or spread selected
in the Pages panel. Targeting makes a page or spread active and
is helpful when, for example, several spreads are visible in the
document window and you want to paste an object onto a specific
spread. </p>
</div>
<div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;In the Pages panel:</span><ul><li><p>To both target and select a page or spread,
double-click its icon or the page numbers under the icon. If the
page or spread is not visible in the document window, it shifts
into view.</p>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />You can also both target and select
a page or spread by clicking a page, any object on the page, or
its pasteboard in the document window. </div><p>The vertical ruler
is dimmed alongside all but the targeted page or spread.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To select a page, click its icon. (Don’t double-click
unless you want to select it <i>and</i> move it into view.)</p>
</li>
<li><div class="para">To select a spread, click the page numbers under
the spread icon. <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>Some spread options, such as those in the
Pages panel menu, are available only when an entire spread is selected.</div>
</div>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="ty_16" src="images/ty_16.png" /><div class="figdesc">Page 1 is targeted and page 5 is selected (left), and page
1 is targeted and entire spread is selected (right).</div><br /></div></li>
</ul>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-7119a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-7119a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Add new pages to a document</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do any of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To add a page after the active page or
spread, click the New Page button&#160;in the Pages panel or
choose Layout&#160;&gt; Pages&#160;&gt; Add Page. The new
page uses the same master as the existing active page.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To add multiple pages to the end of the document,
choose File&#160;&gt; Document Setup. In the Document Setup
dialog box, specify the total number of pages for the document.
InDesign adds pages after the last page or spread. </p>
</li>
<li><p>To add pages and specify the document master, choose
Insert Pages from the Pages panel menu or choose Layout&#160;&gt;
Pages&#160;&gt; Insert Pages. Choose where the pages will be
added and select a master to apply.</p>
</li>
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