Edit the layout of a master, Change master page options – Adobe InDesign CS4 User Manual
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USING INDESIGN CS4
Layout
Original parent and child masters (left); when the parent master is modified, the child masters are automatically updated (right)
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To base one master on another, in the Masters section of the Pages panel, do either of the following:
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Select a master spread, and choose Master Options for [master spread name] in the Pages panel menu. For Based
On Master, choose a different master, and click
OK.
•
Select the name of the master spread you want to use as the base and drag it onto the name of another master to
apply it.
B-Master based on A-Master
Edit the layout of a master
You can edit the layout of master pages at any time; changes you make are automatically reflected on all pages with
that master applied. For example, any text or graphic you add to a master will appear on document pages to which the
master is applied.
Note: When you override or detach a master page object on a particular page, that object may not update to reflect
changes made on the master page.
1 In the Pages panel, double-click the icon for the master you want to edit, or select the master page from the text box
list at the bottom of the document window. The master spread appears in the document window.
2 Make changes to the master.
InDesign automatically updates any pages using that master.
Use multiple views to see the results of master edits. Choose Window
> Arrange
> New Window, and then choose
Window
> Arrange
> Tile Horizontally or Tile Vertically. Set one view to a page and the other view to the master
applied to that page. Then edit the master and watch the page update.
See also
Change master page options
You can edit master page options to change the name or prefix of the master, base the master on another master, or
change the number of pages in the master spread.
1 In the Pages panel, click the name of a master spread to select the master spread.
2 Choose Master Options For [master name] in the Pages panel menu.
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A-Master
B-Master
A-Master
B-Master
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Updated 18 June 2009