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<\/a><\/p>\nMaster Pages<\/h1>\n
You must understand master pages in order to deal with any document bigger than 3 pages. That\u2019s the rule of thumb. Master pages are not that difficult to master ( in contrast to the name! ).<\/p>\n
You can have many master pages and apply them to different sections of your book (common in magazine design) but for something like a novel, you tend to only need one or two if it is a novel type document. In the example above I have 2 custom master pages:<\/p>\n The idea of master pages is to setup all the basic layout rules and elements that you wish to be applied to pages within your document, such as grid columns, page margins and page numbering. For this project my main master pages contain the page numbering object for left and right pages, the margins\u2026 and that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n You import your multipage word (or any other format !)\u00a0 text document, holding down \u2018SHIFT\u2019 as you drop it on to page one and In Design auto generates the number of pages you need, creates text boxes according to the masterpage guides you set up and \u2018Hey presto\u2019 your book is ready to be styled with paragraph styles and character styles etc. Now what happens if after you have done lot\u2019s of work on it, you decide you want the bottom margin of every page to be 4mm higher? This is something that happened to me. I wanted more white-space at the bottom of each page.<\/p>\n Logic would say that when you would alter your master page and all those pages referenced by the master would adjust accordingly.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s see: Go to the master page, select \u2018Layout > Margins and Columns\u2019 from the menu make the required alteration, in my case it is changing the margin for the main grid columns. This changes it on the master page. However, it will NOT change it on all the existing text-fields to which the master pages are applied to, it will only change the guide \u2013 NOT the content that is already there.<\/p>\n This made me panic and think that perhaps I\u2019ll have to go through each page manually adjusting each text box to the new guide.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t panic, there is a great but subtle solution.<\/p>\n In my case it was \u2018bottom margin\u2019 by 2mm. All text fields under that \u2018Master Page\u2019 adjust to fit within the new guides. If you have graphic objects such as photos in your book, you can select \u2018Allow Graphics and Groups to Resize\u2019 and any objects which fall within the layout will shift into the new margin accordingly.<\/p>\n Originally posted by ajdf .co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n Page number markers are commonly added to master pages. When master pages are applied to document pages, the page numbering is updated automatically, similar to headers and footers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/a><\/p>\n To remove the page number from the first page in the document, you have two options. Either apply a different or the None master, or override and delete the master text frame on the document page. Ctrl\/Cmd+Shift-click a master text frame to override it.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n
Changing your mind about the layout \/ columns \/ margins \u2013 here\u2019s what you need to know:<\/h1>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nHere is the solution to adjusting your layout in master pages and having it affect all the pages to which your master is applied\u2026<\/h1>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nAdd a page number marker to a master page<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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