Rene, I am not sure how the understanding of portrait pages that you describe (about having a landscape page in a book of otherwise portrait pages. The consensus seemed to be that although it can be done by inserting a separate file for the landscape pages and adjusting the page numbering settings accordingly), came about, but I can assure you unequivocally that this is not the case. I have a master template file that is a single file that has all portrait pages for Master pages, save one, and it's my Landscape page. No special/separate file or numbering properties are needed. If you decide that you want to have a landscape page in your file, let me know and I can send you the instructions for how to set it up in a file.
FWIW, my users have always given very positive feedback about using landscape pages when necessary. Having all of the information in a single view was way more helpful than having to scroll through multiple pages. HTH, TVB -----Original Message----- From: framers-bounces+tvanboening=insureworx....@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+tvanboening=insureworx.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rene Stephenson Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 11:27 AM To: framers at FrameUsers.com Subject: landscape pages in a portrait book (DOH!) Hi All, Not too long ago, there was some discussion about having a landscape page in a book of otherwise portrait pages. The concensus seemed to be that although it can be done by inserting a separate file for the landscape pages and adjusting the page numbering settings accordingly, it doesn't fit good usability models. My gut tells me it's a proverbial Pandora's box. Well, now we've got the same issue: someone says a secondary audience (internal) for the doc in question want to see all the alarm info in one big landscape table, rather than chunked in ways that facilitate presenting on a portrait page. Our primary audience is external customers. And the "someone" is a Word user who likes to "cowboy" the formatting, regardless of what's in the templates. So, before I spend the time to develop a landscape template and train the writers on when it's OK to use it and how to make it function, could someone please tell me where I could find some sound usability studies that weigh in on either side of this issue? Thanks, Rene Stephenson Rene L. Stephenson eNovative Solutions, Inc. Business Phone: 678-513-0051 Email: rinnie1 at yahoo.com _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as tvanboening at insureworx.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/tvanboening%40insure worx.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.