Linda: Steve Rickaby quoted: >> I need to get the book to fit into an exact multiple of 16 pages. I've done >> >basic pagination control with my paragraph styles and with a page break >> >paragraph style, but this calls for greater fine tuning. >> > >> >I'd appreciate advice, tips, whatever, on how to fine tune pagination to >> >meet this need. >> Steve has given you some excellent advice. Some others you can do digitally are:
@ Change to a smaller body font *but* never ever try to reduce line spacing to fit more lines. Ideally the apparent white space between the baseline of one line and the x-line of the one below should be about double the x-height. @ Slightly condense the body type -- not too much or the proportions of strokes will become ugly. @ Increase the depth of all pages. Change to a double-column format as suggested by Steve. @ Reduce the size of type in tables. @ Reduce the size of all illustrations. When I was in publishing in the days of hot metal type and later cold type (type on photographic paper), we had a few other strategies to fit pages. @ To deal with orphans (a short line at the top of the next page), first reduce the space above and below headings; in cold type terms, cut up the camera copy and move strips of paper around. (Also works for widows -- the first line of a paragraph at the foot of the page.) @ If that is insufficient, increase the depth of the double-spread by one line to pull the orphan back. (Also works for widows to pull one line back so it's not lonely any more; alternatively, decrease the depth of the page by one line to push the widow over.) It's considered bad form to have an overdepth page immediately next to an overleaf underdepth page, and vice versa. And facing pages that are different depths are unforgivable. @ If still in a jam, reduce the size of diagrams or illustrations, especially photographs, which may additionally be cropped. @ In the last resort, remove some adjectives or other non-essential text (don't consult the author -- it's a user guide, not holy writ). @ Return to and study the illustrations carefully. Are they comfort illustrations to simply reassure the reader that they have arrived at the right window or dialogue? If so, cut them. @ Ask the printer if it is possible to print an 8-page section two-up, halving the print run. This (2 x 8 pp = 16pp) section can be slit on the folder, and then bound in with the 16 pp sections. @ Finally, just accept a few blank pages at the end of the book. Can you put some house adverts for products or services on these pages? Regards, Hedley -- Hedley Finger 28 Regent Street Camberwell VIC 3124 Australia Tel. +61 3 9809 1229 Fax. (call phone first) Mob. (cell) +61 412 461 558 Email. "Hedley Finger" <hfinger at handholding.com.au>
