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ioscar
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June 20, 2011
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Master Page usage doesnt do anything

  • June 20, 2011
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I have a document with several different masterpage styles. some landscaped others not and text blocks are in several different locations on each. when i use the format, layout, master page usage, pick the proper masterpage and hit apply nothing happens. well sometimes nothing. but its not correct. when i apply a landscape page it does rotate the page but does not put the text boxes in the proper spots. and if i switch it from a left to a right it will move the header and footer but not the main body box.

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    ioscarAuthor
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    June 20, 2011

    i figured it out after much screwing with it.

    my problem was that i had used a template that had been messed with by a non computer savy person that didnt understand master pages so had done everything manually on a body page.

    i opened up the original template and imported the page layouts from it and everything is working properly now.

    nother quicky newb question.

    im building a table that breaks across pages and i only want the table title to show up on left pages sinces the book is in manual form. any suggestions.

    Bob_Niland
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    Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
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    June 20, 2011

    ... im building a table that breaks across pages and i only want the table title to show up on left pages ...

    I'm pretty sure the Table Continuation system variable doesn't offer that level of control.

    If the table is reasonably static (the position of page breaks doesn't change often), I'd be tempted to handle it manually.

    • Insert rows that fully straddle left to right.
    • Insert as text, a cross-ref to the Table Title, plus " continued..." as desired.
    • Use Custom Ruling and Shading to set that row's side and top borders, and the fill, to None.
    • For extra credit, clone the heading rows similarly.

    Possibly it could also be handled by customizing the landscape left master page, and using Running variables for the title continuation. This might be easier if the table title isn't a real table title. I haven't time to fully explore that at the moment.

    Bob_Niland
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    Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
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    June 20, 2011

    ... when i use the format, layout, master page usage, pick the proper masterpage and hit apply nothing happens.

    Even if you get that working, it won't be stable. Any edits resulting in more or fewer pages prior to that page will reflow the content onto a page of a different layout, and flow undesired content onto that special MP. You'll have to re-apply by hand to fix it.

    If you don't already have a master page mapping table for the document, use AMP,

    Format > Page Layout > Apply Master Pages

    to auto-create one.

    Edit the new "MasterPageMaps" Reference Page to match your key paragraph formats (usually Headings) to the pages they are to be on.

    Then use Update References, or Update Book, followed by AMP to keep your content on the desired page formats.

    Make sure that you don't create any contradictions. Frame can't resolve conflicts where page content calls for two different MPs.

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    I haven't ever used mixing portrait and landscape in the same document. I normally just rotate the content. If I had to mix layouts, I'd be strongly tempted to put the content in different component files of a book.

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    ioscarAuthor
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    June 20, 2011

    that creates another problem.

    i need landscaped pages for a table that wont fit in portrate but i have portrait graphics that need to go on a seperate page every few lines in the table. the graphic needs its own page.

    i understand the mapping tables but im at the point were i need to get the master page to work right befor i build one.

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    ioscarAuthor
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    June 20, 2011

    another problem i have is when i do apply a landscaped master page it doesnt change the text direction. all my master pages are designed properly so that when i apply one it inserts text left to right. but when i apply the page the text box types up and down so basically its just flipping the page one way or another with out adjusting the text angle.

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