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M Hatfield
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Apr 4, 2023 12:31 PM UTC
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Changing multiple Master Pages at once...possible?

Brand new FM user here... I'm currently revising an older FM book which contains 388 individual files and putting it into FM2020. The Master Pages for each file should essentially be identical. Instead of changing all 388 sets of Master Pages individually for each file, is there a way to change all of them at once? This would save a large amount of time and repetition. Thanks in advance!

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    Apr 4, 2023 12:41 PM UTC

    1. Change the master page in one of the documents. Leave that document open.

    2. Open the book, select all of the files in the book, and choose File > Import > Formats.

    3. Select the document from Step 1 in the drop-down list.

    4. Uncheck all of the checkboxes except for Page Layouts.

    5. Click Import.

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    Community Expert
    Apr 4, 2023 12:41 PM UTC

    1. Change the master page in one of the documents. Leave that document open.

    2. Open the book, select all of the files in the book, and choose File > Import > Formats.

    3. Select the document from Step 1 in the drop-down list.

    4. Uncheck all of the checkboxes except for Page Layouts.

    5. Click Import.

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    M Hatfield
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    Apr 4, 2023 12:47 PM UTC

    So do I have to "open" all the files, or just select them to do this?

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    Inspiring
    Apr 4, 2023 12:56 PM UTC

    Hello,

    Just select them.

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