Master Pages and How to Use Them
"Master pages" are like the microsoft word "header" and "footer," in that they enable us to add text every page just by editing the master page, but they are more powerful. They are also like the master view of Microsoft power point, in that they allow us to add styles to the text in the individual slides/pages of the document.
The master pages are accessible in the top half of the pages palette at teh left hand side of the screen. The little right arrow inside a circle (does not hide the palette but) shows a menu which allows us to create new masters.
The important difference between Indesign and Microsoft Word/Powerpoint is that one can have as many master pages as one likes. And, inside each master page there can be as many textboxes and image objects as one likes.
One can add shadows and other "object stytles" to these boxes. If one types some text, applies a style to it, and then deletes the text, then the style remains applied to that text box. One can apply these masters pages to actual pages, by using right click or from the right arrow.
One can type into the master textboxes from the individual pages, thus making use of the styles that they are set to by using "Ctrl Shift Click" - a very useful click.
This means that master pages can be used as an alternative way of applying styles. Instead of creating a style and then applying it to text on various pages, one can create a master with text boxes with various styles or character/paragraph/object formatting on the master page, and then click into (ctrl shift click) to inherit these styles on the individual pages.
The master pages are accessible in the top half of the pages palette at teh left hand side of the screen. The little right arrow inside a circle (does not hide the palette but) shows a menu which allows us to create new masters.
The important difference between Indesign and Microsoft Word/Powerpoint is that one can have as many master pages as one likes. And, inside each master page there can be as many textboxes and image objects as one likes.
One can add shadows and other "object stytles" to these boxes. If one types some text, applies a style to it, and then deletes the text, then the style remains applied to that text box. One can apply these masters pages to actual pages, by using right click or from the right arrow.
One can type into the master textboxes from the individual pages, thus making use of the styles that they are set to by using "Ctrl Shift Click" - a very useful click.
This means that master pages can be used as an alternative way of applying styles. Instead of creating a style and then applying it to text on various pages, one can create a master with text boxes with various styles or character/paragraph/object formatting on the master page, and then click into (ctrl shift click) to inherit these styles on the individual pages.
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