Master pages in Word 2008 for Mac

[lostcities]

I've set up master pages for my document, with the "different first page" option so I can put a narrow title banner at the top of pages 2+, and a wider one on page 1.
That's fine. But as soon as I went to the "different first page" option, it became impossible to have identical static guides on all pages. I am using a 6 col grid, not that I have 6 cols of text but because it provides a flexible framework for aligning text and images. So I have 12 guides on the page, and whatever guide I place on page one will disappear from the master pages for pp. 2+. If I replace a missing one on pp. 2+, then it disappears from page 1.

Oh how I miss Pagemaker. I bought and tried InDesign but it is just too much for what I am doing, and way too complicated.

Is this just how Word works or am I missing something? There was no help in the help!

 

[coops]

Might be worth a look here
http://word.mvps.org/Mac/Bend/BendWordToYourWill.html

It's a very useful guide to Word, templates, styles and so on - and even if your particular problem isn't anwered it may point you to some people who can help....


Coops

 

[lostcities]

Master pages in Word 2008 for Mac

Thanks, coops, that is a good resource!

It does not mention static guides at all, though, or the "different first page" issue in master pages.

I'll keep looking!

 

[nadyne]

Lots of Word wizards hang out on the Word forum, so I'd try there. 🙂

Regards,
Nadyne.

 

[lostcities]

Thanks for the re-direction!

Nadine,

Thanks, I will try there!

 

[lostcities]

word forum answered my question

I searched the forum which you referred me to, Nadine, and easily found the answer: the behavior I am seeing is some "buggy" behavior in Word's recently added Publishing Layout function. Disappointing but at least now I know. Maybe Apple's Pages will fill the bill, I'm taking a look at it for my next issue of this project.