Adding “Terms and Conditions” on the back of the first sheet
This is a pretty common setup for a lot of service companies: At the back of the first sheet, a terms & conditions page (generally, a static one) appears, with the invoice (or other transactional data) continuing on the front of the second sheet. This short tutorial shows how to achieve that using a master page.
Steps
The setup for this is simple enough:
- Create a Master Page called, for example,
Terms and Conditions. - Add a positioned box and enter your T&C content. Apply formatting, etc. and make sure it all fits on that single page.
- Right-click on your Section 1 in the Print Context, and click Sheet Configuration. Or choose: Section > Sheet Configuration from the main menu.
- Check the Duplex option at the top of the dialog.
- Untick the Same for all positions checkbox.
- For the First Sheet and Single Sheet sections, use the following options:
- Allow content on:
Front Only - Master Page Front:
Master 1(or whatever is your usual master page) - Master Page Back:
Terms and Conditions.
- Allow content on:
- Setup the rest of the pages as usual and click OK
Because Allow Content is set to only place contents on the front, but a Master Page has been set to the back of the page, the T&C will appear without any contents. Overflow of transaction items will thus flow from Page 1 (First Sheet, Front) to the front of the next sheet.
Additionally, if doing pagination, the Content Page Number (Insert > Special Character > Markers > Content Page Number) and Content Page Count does not count pages that do not “Allow Content”. This means the T&C page would not appear as “Page X of N” when generating output. Cool, eh?