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TdeV1
TdeV1
Inspiring
February 20, 2011
Question

Copy single master page from one document to another?

  • February 20, 2011
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The answer to a previously posted question seems to involve creating a document differently (than I had). A lot of work went into the creation of the master pages in the original document which I will now need to recreate in the new document. Is there a way I can copy one master page from one document to another?

Many thanks,

Theresa

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    Arnis Gubins
    Arnis Gubins
    Inspiring
    February 21, 2011

    There are a number of ways to do this.

    Create a copy of the document you want to copy the Master page from. Delete all pages except for the one you want (but you have to leave Right and Left alone as FM must always have these two pages available).

    Open the new document and the one that you want to import the master pages from.

    In the new document:

    Import from Document: (select the document with the Master Page that you want)

    then

    File > Import > Formats

    and select Page Layouts only.

    Note that Right/Left always come along for the ride.

    Alternative and probably best way to get a single Master Page:

    In new document, add a new Master Page and select "Empty".

    In the old document, on the desired Master Page, Select All on page (ctrl+A) and then copy (ctrl+v).

    In the new document on the new master page, paste (ctrl+v) to add the layout. Note: you may need to rotate the page first  if it isn't in the same orientation as in the old document.

    TdeV1
    TdeV1Author
    Inspiring
    February 21, 2011

    The old master document has the base right/left as landscape pages and the new document has portrait. I think I'm going to try your choice #2.

    Thanks, Arnis.

    TdeV1
    TdeV1Author
    Inspiring
    February 21, 2011

    The old document(s) (book) has portrait and landscape pages with many background frames.

    Ctrl-A only copies what's in one text frame in the old document.

    Ctrl-click collects several text frames but Ctrl-V pastes everything into the new page in the new document in ONE text frame.

    The old document has many carefully aligned background text frames which I would like to preserve. How can I copy all of one master page in the old document into a new master page in the new document?

    Thanks.

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