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Editing the master page
If you want objects to appear on every page of a document or chapter, simply put
them on the master page. To do this, switch to the master page view and insert the
objects there.
Note: Only frames (text frames, picture frames, etc.) and drawings can be inserted
on master pages. You can find information about working with these objects
in chapter “Frames and drawings” beginning on page 227.
You edit the master page as follows:
1. Switch to the master page view with View > Master Pages.
2. Make the desired changes. For example, to insert a picture, invoke the Object >
New Picture Frame command; to be able to insert text, first insert a text frame
with Object > New Text Frame, etc.
3. When you are finished, invoke View > Standard to exit the master page view.
Any object that you have inserted on the master page will now appear on all pages
of the document.
By the way: Both the header and the footer are also parts of the master page. Apart
from the fact that they are automatically positioned in the top and bottom margins,
they behave in principle like a text frame inserted on a master page.
Different master pages in the same document
By default, the master page applies to the whole document. If you want to use
different master pages within a single document, the document must be divided
into chapters, for each chapter has its own master page. You can read more about
this in section “Dividing a document into chapters” beginning on page 110.
There, you will also learn how to set up a master page that applies only to the first
page of the document, and how to create different master pages for the left and the
right pages of the document.
Hint: In master page view, the type of master page is displayed in the top area of
each master page. For example, if TextMaker displays “Chapter 7, right master
page” there, the corresponding page is the master page for all right pages in
chapter 7.
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