Template Switching

For those of you following my situation, it looks as tho I've got the 'green light' to start making the catalog from beginning to end. Wish me luck!! Big Smile

 Anyways, I've made a couple of templates for the inside pages. One page for the 'left' side, and a page for the 'right'. So, lets say I get several pages done... or the whole catalog. And the boss comes along and says "Hey, I want to add this page!"

Well, if I just toss a page in there, it's going to mess up the whole 'left page and right page' thing. Is there an easy way to swap out the template, or do I have to click and drag everything over to the new template, and re-align everything.... page by page?

 

  • Obviously in any publication there has to be an even number of pages; a front and a back or a left and right, so you just cannot add a single page.

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      I am not one of them, but since you work with multiple pages, I just want to remind you of the 'Page Sorter View' to manage pages while viewing their contents.

      View >> Page sorter view

       

      Sorry... 

      •  Sorry about that guys... should've made this a bit more clear.....

         In some previous discussions, I got the impression that using Corel X3 for a catalog is somewhat 'ok', as long as I don't plan on making the catalog too big.... crashing problems?  Someone mentioned once that I should keep it within 10-20 pages, give or take a few.

        Well, right away, this catalog is going to be at least 30 pages, and continue to grow over time. So, I'm expecting to have a separate file for each page.

        Have I been misinformed? Is there a better way? 

        • A separate page for each file is always the smartest thing to do. I did two (70+ page) jobs this summer that way...A to Z with CGS X3 with  most of pages in one of the jobs averaging 200MB ea. Not a hiccup, not a problem anywhere along the way. Save often as you go (you can always delete the backup's when the job is FINISHED).
           
          NB: Since your job is going to be printed...make sure of your CM settings. Check with the printer NOW to find out just what type of file association he /she can work with and for any other requirements that adjustments may need to be made before you get in "too" deep.
           
          Make your page template the first priority. That gives you the standard layout you'll need for all the inside pages.
           
          Good Luck !
           
          Ted

           
          <MrStitch> wrote in message news:8449@coreldraw.com...

           Sorry about that guys... should've made this a bit more clear.....

           In some previous discussions, I got the impression that using Corel X3 for a catalog is somewhat 'ok', as long as I don't plan on making the catalog too big.... crashing problems?  Someone mentioned once that I should keep it within 10-20 pages, give or take a few.

          Well, right away, this catalog is going to be at least 30 pages, and continue to grow over time. So, I'm expecting to have a separate file for each page.

          Have I been misinformed? Is there a better way? 



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          • Hi Mr. Stitch,

            the page qty. and stability of your project is content dependent. Lots of bitmaps? less pages.

            What I'd do: design in Draw. 8.5 x 11 portrait (if not full bleed), I'd make as many pages as practical for the system I'm using. The way I design, perhaps 10. This may become a 50 - 75 MB Draw file for those first 10 pages.

            Pages 11-21, Draw file #2, pages 22-32 are Draw file #3. If something bad happens, you haven't lost the whole project.

            Produce a dev. ind. PS file for each from Draw, Distill that to 3 PDF's, and assemble them in Acrobat. Then imposition using Quite imposing.

            It's possible to do it ALL in Draw if you have enough RAM and a super system. Then you can get reeeaaaalll fancy, designing in facing page mode where every spread can look like a center spread with stuff crossing over. The print spreads will look crazy,  but when job is assembled it will look awesome. And.. Draw was built-in impositioning for booklet making.

            • Yes, there are going to be LOTS of bitmaps. So, I guess I'll just have to do it one page at a time, and if it becomes to cumbersome in the future, with the two separate templates for left and right, then I'll just have to make basic templates that work on both sides.

               

              Thanks 

              • I keep the facing page templates on the screen when there are contents that spread across both. Makes it a lot easier for image / text registration (for the text, I just place, type it out and "Break Artistic text apart" and then shift it over to the other page).
                 
                Ted

                <MrStitch> wrote in message news:8476@coreldraw.com...

                Yes, there are going to be LOTS of bitmaps. So, I guess I'll just have to do it one page at a time, and if it becomes to cumbersome in the future, with the two separate templates for left and right, then I'll just have to make basic templates that work on both sides.

                 

                Thanks 



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