set tab stops

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set tab stops

Now we want to put the date in the rectangle aligned to the right side. We'll do that with a tab.

Click the View icon in the toolbar and choose Show Invisibles . Invisible objects such as tabs, paragraph breaks, and layout breaks will appear in blue.

Double click the Tab value and change it to 6.75 inches.

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formatted text fields

Formatted text fields allow you to insert text that can be automatically updated. Formatted text fields are used for dates and page numbering. We'll add each now.

To insert an automatic date field, confirm that your insertion point is still inside the rectangle at the Tab Stop on the right and select Insert > Date & Time .

You'll update the date in the template by clicking on the date and choosing Update Date & Time Now .

Select the rectangle, - .

In the Inspector click the Wrap Inspector button.

The issue, volume, and date text moves back into place.

Drag the bottom, middle selection handle of the issue, volume, and date box up, decreasing the box height until the bottom edge is even with the bottom of the photo.

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page numbering

Our masthead is complete, let's add page numbering.

Click in the Footer text field at the bottom of the page.

Now would be a good time to save your file. Choose File > Save . In the Save dialog, navigate to the location where you'd like to save it and name the file WRONG Newsletter Template.pages .

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divide text areas

Next we need to set up the different text areas for our newsletter feature stories that will be featured monthly on the cover.

The cover will always have the beginning paragraphs of two stories, each of which is continued on inside pages of the newsletter. We will use two methods to accomplish this.