Accessing the Page Manager

The Page Manager is where we can take a look at our entire story at once, with each page in thumbnail form. Manga Studio EX 5 gives you lots of options on how to display the Page Manager, depending on the structure of your workflow.

How to do it…

The following steps show how to open Page Manager(W) as a Tab in Manga Studio EX 5:

1. Open a file with multiple pages.
2. Go to Story(P) | Page Manager Layout(Q) | Tab.

   Note

   If Tab is already checked, as shown in the following screenshot, skip this step:

   
3. Now go to Story(P) | Page Manager(W) to show the Page Manager as a new tab inside of Manga Studio EX 5. Refer to this screenshot to understand what the tab will look like:
   

There's more…

Depending on your workflow, you may want to have the Page Manager shown in orientations other than the tab. The following subsection shows how to do this.

Viewing the Page Manager in other orientations

Follow these steps to open a Page Manager at the top of the screen:

1. Open a file with multiple pages.
2. Go to Story | Page Manager Layout(Q) | Up to make the Page Manager appear at the top of the Manga Studio EX 5 window.
3. If a tab Page Manager is open, close it by clicking on the X mark on the right-hand side of the tab.
4. Go to Story(P) | Page Manager(W) to open the new Page Manager. Here is an example of the manager set to Up:
   

Experiment with the other Page Manager layout options to find out which layout is right for you and your workflow.

See also

• Rearranging story pages
• Deleting story pages