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jay fresno
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February 11, 2015
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span pages setting for master page mapping table

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Can anyone give me an example of how Span Pages should be set up on a master page? Do you type in the page numbers you want the master page to span? Does the master get applied to all pages that contain the paragraph tag specified, even if the pages are not contiguous?

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    Correct answer Arnis Gubins

    The Span Pages directive differs from the Single in that it tells FM to keep applying the designated master page when the paratag splits/spans across a page. This would also include anything inserted in that paratag, such as having a multi-page Landscape table inserted in a single anchor paratag.

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    Bob_Niland
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    Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
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    February 11, 2015

    re: ... how Span Pages should be set up on a master page?

    Are you referring to the Range Indicator column of the UnstrucMasterPageMaps table on Reference Page MasterPageMaps?

    If so, the manual that Adobe used to supply and maintain says that the only three terms used in it are:

    Single {or blank} - one page only

    Span pages

    Until Changed

    I've not used Span pages, and it's not obvious how that differs from Single.

    Arnis Gubins
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    Inspiring
    February 11, 2015

    The Span Pages directive differs from the Single in that it tells FM to keep applying the designated master page when the paratag splits/spans across a page. This would also include anything inserted in that paratag, such as having a multi-page Landscape table inserted in a single anchor paratag.

    Bob_Niland
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    Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
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    February 11, 2015

    re: This would also include anything inserted in that paratag, such as having a multi-page Landscape table inserted in a single anchor paratag.

    Thanks Arnis. In that connection, it's worth mentioning that para tags inside tables are ignored for master page mapping. The usual workaround is to use the anchoring para as the trigger.

    But back traffic on this suggests also using a trailing para (which doubles as table bottom spacer). Why would that be necessary if Span pages does the trick?

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