InDesign Question 77 Responses

Last post: 4 months ago | Thread started: Jul 24, 08, 10:44 a.m.

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• marychain

  and probably a stupid one.

  Once I've made a Master page and then duplicated that master page like 80 times

  HOW can I make it so that I can edit 1 item on each of the 80 versions...they all have to be slightly different. Yet it seems like once I make a master page those elements are all locked once I jump back to my pages.

  In Quark ...just becaus eyou set up a document in a master page...you could still edit those master page items in the document.

  I'm SURE InDesign can do this...but I'm starting to lose my hair trying to find it.

  Any help?

  Jul 24, 08, 10:44 a.m. – Permalink

• ninjasavant

  Shift+Ctrl click on the item to bring it to the page level to edit it.

  • Cool!
    Is there a quick way to unlock all items on all pages?– marychain1/2

    Don't use a Master Page if you don't want the items locked down.– monospaced2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 24, 08, 10:45 a.m. – Permalink

• monospaced

  Why the hell would you need 80 Master Pages?
  The entire purpose OF a Master Page is that the items on it are locked into place. Change something on the Master, and every Page associated with it is updated with the change. They remain separate for your convenience, just like Quark.

  • I put a dummy text frame in my master pages so its always in the right place when I shift click it. Just easier for me.– ninjasavant1/2

    perfect. thanks– marychain2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 24, 08, 10:48 a.m. – Permalink

• ninjasavant

  I think he means he applied it to 80 pages.

  In response to your question, not that I'm aware of. You could try creating the editable content on an actual page, copy it, and paste it in place on subsequent pages.

  • I believe if you control click on the page you want to edit you can "release" it from the master page and edit everything– rodzilla1/2

    *opening ID to give a more concrete answer– rodzilla2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 24, 08, 10:49 a.m. – Permalink

• marychain

  eactly ninja

  I don;t need 80 master pages...but 80 pages with the master page elements...but I need to be able to change one element on each of the pages...but keep it in the same location.

  and I want to use master pages...so i don't have to copy and paste the damn thing 80 times.

  

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  Dog-earJul 24, 08, 10:53 a.m. – Permalink

• lherb

  Command - option - shift - L

  • works on the MAC– lherb

  

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  Dog-earJul 24, 08, 10:55 a.m. – Permalink

• lajj

  you can override masters element my selecting all your spreads in the page panel and choosing, in this panel's option : override all masters pages items
  i think

  • exactly– rodzilla

  

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  Dog-earJul 24, 08, 10:56 a.m. – Permalink

• marychain

  Thanks Ninja and herb!
  you saved my bacon!

  • you owe us bacon!– ninjasavant1/4

    Mmmmmmmmmm... Bacon!!– lherb2/4

    whole hog on the way...– marychain3/4

    has to be canadian bacon– alicetheblue4/4

  

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  Dog-earJul 24, 08, 10:56 a.m. – Permalink