You can utilize a MASTER PAGE, which is a page that cannot be printed, as a model for the remaining pages in your document.
Master pages can include headings, footers, page numbers, and other text and graphic elements that are displayed on every page of a publication.
All InDesign documents you create by default have two masters—one for the left-hand pages and another for the right-hand pages.
You don’t have to worry about master pages if your document is one page long.
However, master pages are one of InDesign’s most useful features if you’re working on a multi-page document, like a catalog, book, or newsletter.
Any number of ContentPlaceHolder controls—or none at all—can be present on a master page.
The CONTENT controls, a new control introduced in ASP.NET 2.0, house the content from the ContentPlaceHolder controls on the content page.
A master page can be thought of as a page’s template.
A CONTENT PAGE is a page that has a master page associated with it.
All it takes to expose properties on a master page is to make them publicly visible within the master page.
Let’s see what the master page looks like.
A master page is a predetermined layout that is used for all of the sections in your document.
A master page with a header, a footer, and layout attributes like borders and orientation can be specified in a template.
Only the content of the master pages is covered by the layout properties for master pages; the output is not affected.
To create a master page in Document Studio, select one of the following options:
- Drag the Master Page into a template element while it’s selected in the Outline view.
A template can have multiple master pages added to it, but an element can only have one master page added.
The master pages add new sections to the Word document when you generate Microsoft Word output.
Let’s examine the two crucial components of a master page.
An ASP.NET file with the extension is a master page.maestro
All of a page’s top-level HTML elements are also present on the master page.
The master page has controls that will be present on every page as well as static text and one or more ContentPlaceHolder controls.
By building separate content pages, you specify the content for the placeholder controls on the master page.
The content page is linked to a particular master page by the @ Page directive.
Let’s examine what a Word master page is.
To repeat layout and design elements across several pages in a publication, use master pages.
By creating and updating these common elements on master pages as opposed to on individual publication pages, you can give your publication a more unified look and maintain consistency throughout.
You can start from scratch and build a new master page, or you can copy an already-existing master page and edit it to change only the specific elements you want to change.
Use two-page master pages if your publication is set up to be viewed as two-page spreads.
Use single-page master pages if your publication is intended to be viewed as a single page.
Click VIEW -> MASTER PAGE to see the master pages that are currently displayed in your open publication.
Start editing the master page by adding headers, footers, and page numbers in the master page window.
Let’s investigate the number of master pages that a page has.
A header element, a footer element, and page attributes like orientation, borders, and pagination define a master page.
A document’s header and footer are created when a master page is added to a template.
To create running text on a section of pages, like a section title for a subset of pages in your document, you can use multiple master pages in a template.
Similar to how a style is used, a master page can also be assigned to an element within your template.
The header and footer contents and styles are applied to each section.
There can only be one master page assigned to an element.
Variables can be used to render data even though data attributes cannot be used directly in master pages.