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Adobe PageMaker 7.0

Using Master Pages

Master pages act as template pages for your document. Master pages save you time because they allow you to type or draw information once on the master pages so that this information appears on all the pages of your document.

Depending on what type of document you are creating, master pages may or may not be a useful feature for you. It is most useful when creating documents where the same elements need to appear at the same location on each (or at least most) pages.

return to topDesign Elements

Some elements that might be useful to include on your master pages:

return to topFormatting Master Pages

By default, the Document Master is applied to all pages in your initial publication.

  1. Click the L/R page iconsMaster page icons

  2. Add all text and graphic elements that you want to appear on each page of your document and create any necessary columns

  3. To view the results within your document, click the icon for any page(s)

return to topCreating Additional Master Pages

For some pages of your publication, it might be helpful to have a different master page to apply. After creating additional master pages, PageMaker will display the newly created master page in the publication window and add its name to the Master Pages palette.

  1. From the Window menu, select Show Master Pages
    OR
    Press [Shift] + [Ctrl] + [8]
    The Master Pages palette appears.
    Master Pages palette menu

  2. From the Master Pages palette, click NEW MASTER PAGENew Master Page icon
    The New Master Page dialog box appears.
    New Master Page dialog box

  3. In the Name text box, type a name for the master page

  4. Specify whether you would like a single page or a two-page spread

  5. In the Margins and Column Guides sections, format your page(s) as desired

  6. Click OK

return to topApplying Master Pages

By default, the Document Master is applied to all pages in your initial publication. To apply a master page to a page in your publication, do the following:

  1. to the page(s) on which you want the master items displayed

  2. From the Master Pages palette, select the master page you would like to apply

return to topDisplaying Master Elements

The Display Master Items feature may already be activated through PageMaker's default settings. If you are not seeing the master page items on your document, do the following:

  1. Move to the page on which you want the master items displayed

  2. From the View menu, select Display Master Items
    The selection will have a checkmark next to it.

return to topHiding Master Elements

NOTE: When items are hidden, they do not print.

Hiding All of the Elements

  1. Move to the page on which you do not want the master items displayed

  2. From the View menu, deselect Display Master Items
    The selection will not have a checkmark next to it.

Hiding Selected Elements

  1. Move to the page on which you do not want selected master items displayed

  2. Using the Rectangle tool and the shading options, draw a white rectangle over the items you wish to hide
    NOTE: Refer to Drawing with PageMaker for more information.

return to topNumbering Pages

To have PageMaker automatically do the page numbering:

  1. On a master page, with the Text tool, create a text box

  2. Press [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [P]
    Either RM (right master) or LM (left master) appears.
    When you move to a page within your document, the proper page number appears.

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