Master Page applies to entire spread

Question

I have a doc with master page spreads: one spread has running feet, the other doesn't. When I apply the running feet master page to the left page only in a spread of the doc (either by dragging the left master page to that page or by going to the menu with the page chosen and "apply master page") it applies itself to the entire spread. If I then apply the blank master to the right hand page, the running foot remains. The only way I can get rid of it is to override and delete.

So why does the master page spread apply itself to the entire spread when I've only chosen one page in the spread? How to prevent this?

fredl11600511 · Accepted Answer

Happy to share. I've created 4 screen shots:

1. The setup, showing master pages and a spread (pages 26 and 27) that has no master applied (no running feet).

2. The master page (B) with running feet

3. The spread with Master B applied to page 26 only, but running feet appear on both 26 and 27.

I would honestly love it if it turns out that I'm doing something incredibly stupid that was an easy fix!

And you know what: thinking on a similar post I found I went back and realized that I did something maybe not incredibly stupid but stupid enough. On the master page I ran the text frame on both pages right up to (but not over) the gutter in the middle. So, obviously it saw the recto running foot frame as belonging to the verso page. I'm very sorry to have taken everyone's time. Just never occurred to me that the gutter was radioactive.

Barb Binder · Answer

Alternatively, click to select the specific body page, the use Alt/Opt click on the master page to assign it to just one body page. When they are both selected, they both change.

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