Masteer page.

[anniec58204095]

How do I OPEN the master page to change the date on an ongoing newsletter?

[Peter Spier]

Double click on the icon in the Master/Parent Page section of the Pages Panel.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Once you learn a little more about InDesign, you could put a text variable on the parent page so you can change the date without going to the parent pages. 

[Peter Spier]

Not sure a Date variable would be appropriate here since each of the pre-defined date types refers to a specific date (creation, modification, or output), none of which probably corresponds to the date used on a newsletter, and a custom text variable withthe correct date is probably more work than just editing the number on the parent page.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

@Peter Spier I didn't say the date variable. One CAN put a static date into a text variable. 

[Peter Spier]

@Dave Creamer of IDEAS Sure, but that's more work, I think, than just editing the date direct on the page.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Depends on how many parent pages and how many times the date is included. For example, if it's on the left and right page, that's two edits. If you have three parent pages, that's six edits.

If you set up a text variable, it's one edit. I failed to see how that would be more work. 

[Peter Spier]

OK, I'll give you that one.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

OK, I'll give you that one.

By Peter Spier

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[Conrad_C]

If you can’t see the parent pages, one thing to watch out for is that the parent pages might be hidden; this happens to me a lot. If you can’t see the parent pages, drag the split bar to reveal them, as shown in the demo below.

[Scott Falkner]

You can also navigate to pages in the bottom of the application frame.