PNew

Creates a new publication with the specified number of pages.

Command constructor

PNew(short nPages);

Number of pages of the new publication.

Maximum number of pages. The maximum number of pages for a publication is 999.

Document setup commands should follow. Follow the PNew command with the document setup commands: PPageMargins, PPageNumbers, PPageOptions, and PPageSize.

Example. The following example:

Creates a new, five-page publication.
Specifies a standard U.S. letter page (8.5 inches by 11 inches).
Changes the publication to double-sided, facing pages.
Sets the margins of the Document Master to: an inside margin of 1 inch; a top margin of .5 inches; an outside margin of .75 inches; and a bottom margin of .5 inches.
Starts the page numbers with page 1, leaves the existing number of pages unchanged, restarts page numbering, specifies arabic style, and includes a prefix of Ip; before each page number.

PNew(5);

PPageSize(twips("8.5i"), twips("11i"));

PPageOptions(1, 1);

PPageMargins(twips("1i"), twips(".5i"), twips(".75i"), twips(".5i"));

PPageNumbers(1, -2, true, arabic, "I-");

PNew

Command constructor

See also