Dividing sections in Word XP

[TeddyvN]

I have a Word template in which I want 3 pages on two sheets. The first sheet has one page only and the second sheet must have two pages (A5-sized).
In the properties of the Page Setup I can create two sections in which the first one has a portrait layout and the second a landscape layout. But I would like two divide the last section (section 2) into two pages on one sheet... When I do this this is applied to the first section too - very annoying!
Does anyone know how to solve this, if it can be solved?
Thanks!

 

[SkipVought]

What you do is first set you section break (next page) and then for each section, perform your page setup.

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[dianemarie]

Hmmm. There's a definite issue here. Two Pages Per Sheet does not seem to work with landscape, even if you don't throw in the other section in portrait. It should be straight-forward, but I tried it many different ways and could not get it to work. I can see your frustration Teddy. I checked the Knowledge Base, but couldn't find anything. Help was not helpful either. Anyone else?

 

[SkipVought]

teddy,

Tell us what you are trying to accomplish.

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[SkipVought]

Teddy,

Here's what I've found. In addition to what I suggested above, (using a section break), I did this...

1. on the 2 A5 pages per sheet, yer gonna hafta fool Word by making it a custom size of 11.76" by 8.34" or 296mm x 210mm. I think that's what the 2-up A5 pages would come to.

2. On the A5 sheet, insert a 2-column format

3. at the beginning to column 2, put a continuous section break

If you want page numbers, continue on...

4. format 2 text boxes, anchoring the boxes in the area of the heading where you want the page numbers to be.

5. in the text boxes, insert a Section field. that will give you your page numbers

Hope this helps

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[TeddyvN]

Hi Skip,

I followed more or less your suggestion.
I forgot the whole thing about two pages per sheet. First section is a portrait page and the second is landscape. On the landscape page I created to text boxes which occupy each half of the page (each one an A5 page). Connecting the two boxes gives me the same effect as having two pages on one sheet.
Thanks anyway.
Thanks to dianemarie also for looking into this - it remains a flaw in the software I think.
Cheers,

Teddy