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Anonymous
July 23, 2009
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Moving the Master Page "in front" of all Graphics?

  • July 23, 2009
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How do I designate that the Master page floats above ALL graphics? All other graphics should be below!

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    Correct answer FivePicaPica

    Create a new layer and place all the elements on your master page in the topmost layer. Put everything else on the layer(s) below.

    F7 brings up the layers panel.

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    Devoiry31135053bs45
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    July 17, 2023

    i still dont understand how his works. It is not working for me. My master page items are not being seen as behind everything else

    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity Expert
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    July 17, 2023

    This discussion is six years old. Please start a new one with full details on your issue, version of InDesign, O/S and screenshots to show the problem.

    This is for your own benefit.

    Erica Gamet
    Erica Gamet
    Inspiring
    August 9, 2017

    @Vic Ziolkowski - Please remember to mark FivePicaPica's answer as correct.

    Steve Werner
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    Steve WernerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 9, 2017

    I just marked FivePicaPica's answer as correct.

    Erica Gamet
    Erica Gamet
    Inspiring
    August 10, 2017

    Thanks, Steve. I wasn't sure if we had a way to do that, if we were not the OP.

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    andrésobral
    Participant
    May 31, 2015

    Uhuu! Muito Obrigado! (Thanks!)

      Peter Spier
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      Peter SpierCommunity Expert
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      July 23, 2009

      You can contol things very precisely using layers. Master objects are always behind any objects drawn or placed on the document page, ON THE SAME LAYER, but the layer stacking can bring bing some master items in front of live-page items and leave them behind other.

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        SFMac
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        May 14, 2019

        I don't understand. Could you say more? Do you mean you need to override master page items on the live document pages, and then move those to a layer above other graphic elements?

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        LaubenderCommunity Expert
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        May 15, 2019

        macneill  wrote

        I don't understand. Could you say more? Do you mean you need to override master page items on the live document pages, and then move those to a layer above other graphic elements?

        Absolutely not!

        Add one or more layers on top of all layers and reserve them for objects on the master pages.

        Go to your master spread and drag all objects to the added layers.

        Regards,
        Uwe

          FivePicaPica
          FivePicaPicaCorrect answer
          Inspiring
          July 23, 2009

          Create a new layer and place all the elements on your master page in the topmost layer. Put everything else on the layer(s) below.

          F7 brings up the layers panel.

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            Anonymous
            July 23, 2009

            Thanks FivePicaPica!

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