BY SHOBHIT JAIN, VIDYASAGAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT,BHOPAL What is Master Page i PageMa!

er" Write #$% the ste&s t$ 'reate Master Page PageMa!er( A s( ) Master Page* + In multipage publications, your design is more cohesive if each page is built
on a Master Page. Use Master Pages to specify and apply different page designs, such as margins, headers and footers, column guides, and backgrounds, within a single publication. Create, modify, and delete objects on master pages just as you would master pages themselves. !ach publication you open contains a "ocument Master page or #if the publication includes facing pages$ a "ocument Master page spread. %he "ocument Master applies to all pages in the publication until you specify otherwise, and &cannot be renamed or removed from the publication. 'n icon representing the master pages appears at the lower left corner of a publication window in layout view. %he letters ( and ) #for left and right$ mark the master page icon for facing pages* a single&sided publication icon is marked by an ) alone. Click the icon to turn to the master applied to the current publication page. ,reati g Master Page* + In addition to using the default "ocument Master in your publication, you can create a master page from scratch, or create a master based on an e+isting master or publication page. If you plan to have several master pages that share one or more design attributes #such as position and formatting of page numbers$, you can save time by designing the "ocument Master page or spread, and then basing additional masters on the "ocument Master, rather than creating each new master from scratch. T$ -a!e a e% -aster .r$- s'rat'h*+ a. Choose ,indow - .how Master Pages. b. Choose /ew Master Page from the Master Pages palette menu, or click the new master button #$ at the bottom of the palette. c. %ype a name for the master, and specify whether you want a single page or a two&page spread. If your publication is single&sided, you do not have the option of creating a spread. .ee .etting up pages for more information on creating single&sided or double&sided pages. d. .pecify the margins, number of columns, and space between the columns. If you are creating a two&page master spread, be sure to specify columns and the distance between them for both left& and right&hand pages in the spread. with any other objects. ou can create, modify, and delete objects on master pages just like any other objects, but you must do so from the

e. Clicks 01. PageMaker displays the newly created master page in the publication window, and adds its name to the Master Pages palette. T$ -a!e a e% -aster .r$- a e/isti g -aster &age*+ a. Choose ,indow - .how Master Pages. b. "o one of the following2 c. "rag the name of the master you want to duplicate to the new master button # $. In the dialog bo+ that appears, type a name for the new master, and then click "uplicate. d. Choose "uplicate from the Master Pages palette menu, and in the dialog bo+ that appears, select a master to duplicate. .pecify a name for the new master, and click "uplicate. e. %he new master page becomes active, and its name appears on the Master Pages palette. T$ -a!e a e% -aster .r$- a e/isti g &age*+ a. %urn to the publication page on which you want to base a new master. b. Choose ,indow - .how Master Pages. c. Choose .ave Page 's from the Master Pages palette menu. d. %ype a name, and then click .ave. 0bjects and guides are copied to the new master, as well as master elements from the Master Page applied to the selected publication page. %he new master page then becomes active, and its name appears on the Master Pages palette.