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kirstendixon
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February 12, 2018
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Multiple master pages - need to float specific object

  • February 12, 2018
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I have a magazine with 3 sections. They are color specific. I created 3 master pages (one for each section). I need a design element on the master page to float above the page content. I know how to do this by making a separate layer, and this works if I only have ONE master page.  But with multiple master pages, if I place the object in the new layer, it appears on ALL pages (irrespective of their Master page). How can I get a side banner object (different on each master page) to float above its respective pages?

Thanks,

Karyn

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BobLevine
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BobLevineCommunity Expert
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February 12, 2018

It should only appear on the master to which you’ve added it an any on which it’s based. Did you base one master on another? If you look at the individual masters does this item show on them all?

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ktraphagen
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February 12, 2018

I don't think I was clear enough.

I have 3 sections of a magazine. I have a master page spread for each of those sections. They work perfectly.

One item on each of the master pages is a side bar that identifies the section (so, each master page sidebar is slightly different). The different side bars show up perfectly on the pages the Master has been applied to. BUT one Master Page object is obscured by the items on the pages because it is on the bottom.

I need the sidebar to float above the objects on the pages in each section.

The only way I know to get a master page object to float above (in other words, be the topmost item on a page) is to set up a separate layer (while in Master Pages) and have the object on that layer. But you can't differentiate which master page that should apply to (at least, that's my issue, I don't know if there IS a way to do this).

Karyn

BobLevine
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BobLevineCommunity Expert
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February 12, 2018

I don’t think you fully understand how this works.

Go ahead and put each sidebar on each master. Move it to a top layer. It will still only show up on the master to which it is applied.

You don’t need a layer for each master.

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