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July 16, 2018
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Is it possible to place pages from one InDesign file into another less the master page data from the source file?

  • July 16, 2018
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I'm trying to place indd pages from one catalog into another, but I don't want the headers and page numbers from the source file's master pages to show up in the destination file.  Is this possible?

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    Correct answer Scott Falkner

    Keep the master page items on their own layer in the original file you are placing. When you import the file click on Show Import options (or hold Shift when you click Open) and hide the master items layer.

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    Scott Falkner
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    Scott FalknerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    July 16, 2018

    Keep the master page items on their own layer in the original file you are placing. When you import the file click on Show Import options (or hold Shift when you click Open) and hide the master items layer.

    NA-noneAuthor
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    July 16, 2018

    Thank you!  Moving the master page items to a new layer and then hiding that layer upon importing/placing worked perfectly.

    Scott Falkner
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    July 16, 2018

    You’re welcome. I had to test this to make sure, although I was pretty sure it would work. You can turn layers on and off in Illustrator files, Photoshop files, and PDFs. Why should INDD be any different? I almost always put master page items on their own layer, usually because I might want a background image below page numbers or headers/footers. This is just one more reason.

    Abambo
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    July 16, 2018

    YES!

    Id pages can be imported like images. Just crop out the header and footer, and they will not show up.

    Importing works like any multipage file. Look at the import options to determine how and what to import.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    BobLevine
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    July 16, 2018

    That is NOT the way to do this. I would make sure the master pages in both documents have the same name. That way when you bring the pages over the styling the receiving document will determine the page geometry.

    Abambo
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    July 16, 2018

    But you create now 2 documents unrelated to each other. You do not know what the OP intends to do (even that I would bet OP would just like to get rid of the headers and footers).

    I’ve done that multiple times having different headers/footers but the same document and content. Create the document once, use multiple times.

    I’ve also used different layers to include the different headers/footers. You switch on the layer you need and export. Both methods have merits and disadvantages.

    In one case, we produced panels, that some wanted not only to display, but also distribute as paper copies, but instead only the e-mail in the footer, having the full address. In addition the different formats where in different sizes (but close enought). We have one design (the panel design). For the other design (the print designj, we just place, scale to size an add the address. Easy to maintain data consistancy.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer