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Master page
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You can access the master page in the Object
manager docker. This docker lets you organize
the layers of graphics and text in your
document.
The master page is a virtual page that contains
the information that applies to all pages in a
document. You can add one or more layers to
the master page (master layers) to hold
content such as headers, footers, or a static
background. You can also make any layer a
master layer.
By default, the master page contains three
layers.
•The Guides (all pages) layer contains the
guidelines that are used for all pages of
the document.
•The Desktop layer contains objects that
are outside the borders of the drawing
page. This layer lets you store objects that
you may want to include in the drawing at
a later time.
•The Document grid layer contains the
grid that is used for all pages of the
document. The grid is always the bottom
layer.
The default layers on the master page cannot
be deleted or copied.
If you add objects or guidelines to the master
page, they will appear on every page that you
create.
Give it a try
1 Click File ` New, and choose the settings
for the document.
2 If the Object manager docker is not open,
click Tools ` Object manager.
3 In the upper-right corner of the Object
manager docker, click the flyout button
, and choose New master layer (all
pages).
When the default layer name appears, you
can rename the layer.
4 Make sure that the new master layer is
selected, and add objects or guidelines to
the layer.
5 Click Layout ` Insert page, and choose
settings in the Insert page dialog box.
The objects and guidelines that you added
on the master page appear on the new
page.The Object manager docker displays all pages and
layers. Objects placed on an all-page master layer appear
on all pages of the document.To add content to a layer, you must first
select the layer so that it becomes the
active layer.To make a layer a master layer, right-click
the layer, and click Master (all pages).