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October 16, 2024
Question

How to Efficiently Release Layer-Specific Objects from Master Pages in InDesign

  • October 16, 2024
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So, I have a master page featuring three buttons at the footer.
These are the usual [email] + [facebook] + [twitter] buttons.

 

This is a magazine and (once published) each button forwards (or shares) that specific page the reader is on.

 

Currently I have to manually release all buttons in all pages (command+shift+click on object), then also manually update the URL link in the Interactive panel.  I was wondering if there's a way I can realease just that specific buttons (which are contained in their own layer) of the master page.

Something like selecting them in the master page and having the option to "release on all pages", rather than selecting all pages and releasing EVERYTHING from the master page.

 

Am I missing something? Thanks!

 

 

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Vivek-Sharma
Community Manager
Community Manager
October 16, 2024

Hi, Thank you for contacting us. Please share a screen recording depicting the complete workflow so that we can assist you better.


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Participant
October 18, 2024

Thanks Vivek, but tbh I dont think a screen recording would help that much.

It's just a matter of knowing if I can selectively release objects from the master page without going [command+shift+click] one by one throughout the whole document pages or selecting all pages and releasing EVERYTHING from the master page.
Thanks! 

Peter Spier
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 18, 2024

If this is possible, and I'm not sure it is, it would be via scripting.