Adding the Editor's Note

The Editor's Note is a sidebar and rests on top of a screened blue rectangle that forms one of the major design elements on the front page. The rectangle serves as a focal point and visually unifies the top and bottom of the page.

Creating the blue background

Take another look at 06Final.pmd and note the blue background on the right side of page 1.

1.
Return to 06Work.pmd on page 1, and select the rectangle tool (). Drag a tall narrow rectangle on the pasteboard to the right of page 1. The size and position are not important. You will adjust them soon.
2.
With the rectangle still selected, be sure the top left reference ...

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