Creating a multi-page file
Manga Studio 5 and Manga Studio EX 5 have one major difference: the EX version gives you the ability to create story files. These .cmc files collect a number of page files (.lip) and allow them to be viewed together, opened easily, and rearranged. We can think of the story file as a folder on our desk that has papers in it. You can open the folder and spread the pages inside to see them, rearrange them, and pull out the ones you don't want. Let's create a story file with 12 pages in this recipe.
Getting ready
Before you start, have the New dialog window opened by going to File | New or clicking on the New icon in the top toolbar.
How to do it…
The following steps show you how to create a file with 12 pages:
- Find the Multiple pages checkbox and click on it to open the options, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Next to Number of pages:, either enter the desired number of pages manually in the textbox, or use a preset number of pages by clicking on the black down arrow and choosing from the list.
- Choose which side of the book the binding will be on.
- Choose which side the starting page will be on.
- At the top of the New window, enter a filename for the story to be saved under, in the File name textbox.
- The Save to(F) box will show the currently selected folder for the file to save in. To select a different folder, click on the Refer… button on the right-hand side of the dialog box.
Note
The Refer… button will show only after the Multiple pages checkbox is activated.
- Navigate to the desired save folder and click on OK. Our New screen should now look like what is shown in this screenshot:
- Click on OK in the New dialog box.
See also
- Creating two-page spreads
