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Chapter 24 Creating Books 535
Viewing Master Pages
To view and work on a book theme’s master pages, you must show the master pages in the
Master Pages pane.
To show master pages
m Choose Show Master Pages from the Book Action pop-up menu (with a gear icon) in the Book
Layout Editor.
The Master Pages pane appears above the Pages pane, showing thumbnails of the master pages
for the selected theme. You can select master pages in the Master Pages pane to display and
work on them. You can drag the border between the Master Pages pane and the Pages pane to
resize the pane display.
To hide master pages
m Choose Hide Master Pages from the Book Action pop-up menu (with a gear icon) in the Book
Layout Editor.
Creating and Modifying Master Pages
You can create new master pages, or you can duplicate existing master pages and modify them.
For example, if you decide to customize a two-photo layout from an original master page design,
you can save the customized version and have multiple two-photo layouts from which you can
choose. Once you create a new master page, the master page name appears in the Set Master
Page pop-up menu, where you can choose it to apply the design to pages in your book.
Note: You cannot modify the master pages for cover pages.
To create a new master page design
1 Choose Show Master Pages from the Book Action pop-up menu (with a gear icon) in the Book
Layout Editor.
2 Select a master page in the Master Pages pane.
3 Choose Add New Page from the Add Pages pop-up menu.
The new master page appears in the Master Pages pane underneath the page you selected in
step 2.
4 If you want to rename the page, double-click its title and type a new name.
5 Select the new master page and make your changes.
To duplicate and modify a master page design
1 Choose Show Master Pages from the Book Action pop-up menu (with a gear icon) in the Book
Layout Editor.
2 Select the master page you want to duplicate in the Master Pages pane.
3 Choose Duplicate Page from the Add Pages pop-up menu.
The new duplicate page appears in the Master Pages pane underneath the original page.
4 If you want to rename the page, double-click its title and type a new name.
5 Select the new master page and make your changes.
To create a new master page design from a page in your book
You can change the design of a page in your book and save the changes to create a new
master page.