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ADOBE PAGEMAKER 6.5 TUTORIALS

Applying Multiple Master Pages

A master page provides a common background

for a set of pages. When several pages contain

the same set of design elements, setting them

up on a master page lets you instantly apply

the design to any page in the publication.

The publication you will use in this tutorial is

a 15-page online catalog for a school. The

publication is divided into five sections. Each

section uses a different master page that con-

tains the button graphics and background for

that section. The last two sections of the publi-

cation are not finished.

You will learn to view and edit master pages,

and then you will complete the publication by

applying master pages.

A master page provides a common background for multiple pages.

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Start Adobe PageMaker 6.5, and then insertthe Adobe PageMaker 6.5 CD-ROM. In Page-

Maker, choose File > Open. Select the Mpages.t65

file in the following location on the CD-ROM:

Tour Adobe PageMaker 6.5 >

Tutorials >

3Masters. Click OK (Macintosh) or Open

(Windows).

The file is an untitled template, so now you

will save it with a name.

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Choose File > Save As, and type Catalog.p65

.

Specify a location on your hard disk, and then

click Save.

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Before you begin making changes, click the

page icons at the bottom left corner of the pub-

lication window to examine the current layoutof the publication and to see how common

backgrounds identify each section visually.

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Pages 1-3 use the master page named Docu-

ment Master. To view the Document Master,

click and hold the mouse button (Macintosh)

or click the right mouse button (Windows) on

the master page icon in the lower left corner of

the publication window. Choose Document

Master from the master pages pop-up menu.

Master page

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Choosing a master page from this pop-up

menu lets you view or edit a master page with-

out changing the page you were previously

viewing. You can’t use this pop-up menu to

apply a master page to a publication page—

you will do that in a later step.

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Choose View > Show Guides to see the

guide, column, and margin layout for this

master page.

Page 3 is designed around the Document Mas-

ter guides, but doesn’t need to use the Docu-

ment Master elements. You will hide the masterpage items so that they don’t display or print.

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Click the page 3 icon at the bottom left cor-

ner of the publication window. Choose View >

Display Master Items to deselect the menu

item and hide the master items.

Master page elements on Master page elements off

Now you will finish the last sections of this

catalog. First, you will apply an existing mas-

ter page to pages 10 and 11.

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If the Master Pages palette is not open,

choose Window > Show Master Pages.

Use the Master Pages palette to manage the list

of master pages and apply them to pages. [None]

and [Document Master] appear by default

and cannot be deleted. Because the Master

Pages palette sorts items alphanumerically, the

designer of this catalog chose to begin the

names of the other master pages with numbers

to keep them in the same order as the sections

to which they belong.

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To apply a master page to page 10, go to page

10, and then click 3-Faculty in the Master

Pages palette.

Before After

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Page 11 is part of this section, so go to page

11 and apply the 3-Faculty master page as you

did in step 8.

Before After

Palette menu

Delete master page

New master page

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Now you will create a new master for pages

12-15. It will be a simple variation on an exist-

ing master page.

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In the Master Pages palette, drag the

3-Faculty master page down to the new master

button ( ). In the dialog box that appears,

type the name 4-Information

, and then click

Duplicate.

Before After

After you edit a master page, the publication

window displays the master page, not a publi-

cation page. The 4-Information master page is

still identical to the 3-Faculty master page, so

now you’ll edit the 4-Information master page

by changing its button and background

graphics.

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Select the text tool from the toolbox and

click the word Faculty at the bottom of the 4-

Information master page. Choose Window >

Show Styles, and then click the Button-OFF

style in the Styles palette.

Before After

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Click the word Information to add an

insertion point. In the Styles palette, click the

Button-ON style.

Before After

Now you will edit the background graphics on

the master page.

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With the pointer tool, select the graphic at

the top of the page.

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Choose Window > Show Colors. With the

graphic still selected, click Gold.

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Select the large graphic on the left side of

the page, and then choose File > Place. Select

the Info.tif file in the 3Masters folder in the

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Tutorials folder. Select Replacing Entire

Graphic, and then click OK (Macintosh) or

Open (Windows).

Before After

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Make sure the Info.tif graphic is selected.

In the Colors palette, click Light Gold.

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Go to page 12. In the Master Pages palette,

select 4-Information. To apply this master to a

range of pages, choose Apply from the Master

Pages palette menu.

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In the Apply Master dialog box, type 13-15

in the Page Range option, and then click Apply.

Examine pages 12 to 15 and see how the

changes to the 4-Information master page

affected them, without disturbing the rest of

the pages.

By duplicating, modifying, and applying mas-

ter pages, you were able to apply a consistent

design to six pages very quickly, and without

affecting the rest of the publication.

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Choose File > Save. Congratulations!

You’ve completed this tutorial.

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