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2 Do one of the following:
• Drag a selected master page or spread icon to the Delete icon at the bottom of the panel.
• Click the Delete icon at the bottom of the panel.
• Choose Delete Master Spread [spread name] in the panel menu.
Override or detach master items
When you apply a master page to a document page, all objects on the master, called master items, appear on the
document page. Sometimes you want a specific page to be only slightly different from a master. In this situation you
don’t need to re-create the master layout on the page or create a new master. You can override or detach the master
item, and other master items on the document page will continue to update with the master.
Note the difference between overriding and detaching master items on a document page:
Override master item attributes Overriding a master item puts a copy of it on the document page without breaking
its association with the master page. Once the item itself is overridden, you can selectively override one or more
attributes of the item to customize it. For example, you can change the fill color of the local copy. After that, changes
to the fill color on the master page itself will not update to the local copy. However, other attributes, such as size, will
continue to update because they have not been overridden on the local copy. Overrides can be removed later to make
the object match the master.
Attributes you can override for a master page object include strokes, fills, contents of a frame, and any transforma-
tions (such as rotating, scaling, shearing or resizing), corner options, text frame options, lock state, transparency, and
object effects.
Detach items from their master On a document page, you can detach (disassociate) a master item from its master.
The item must be overridden on the document page, creating a local copy, before you can detach it. A detached item
does not update with the master because its association with the master page is broken.
See also
“Apply text wrap on master page items” on page 198
Override a master item
1 Make sure the master item can be overridden.
You can override a master item only if Allow Master Item Overrides On Selection is selected in the Pages panel menu
for that item.
2 Do either of the following:
• To override specific master items on a document page, press Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or Command+Shift (Mac OS)
and click the item (or drag to select multiple items). Change the selected master items as desired. The item can
now be selected like any other page item, but retains its association with the master page.
• To override all master page items on a document spread, target the spread, and then choose Override All Master
Page Items in the Pages panel menu. You can now select and modify any and all master items as you wish.
Once you override any master item, its dotted bounding box becomes a solid line, to show that a local copy has been
created.
Note: If you override a threaded text frame, all visible frames in that thread are overridden, even if they are on a different
page in a spread.