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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-70f4a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Override a master item</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-70f3a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Detach a master item</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS6F880070-4321-4f79-B409-BFE6F0A297FDa"><h4 class="topictitle4">Prevent a master item from being overridden</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-70f2a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Reapply master items</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS6BD7D8B6-4673-46f4-93EE-A2801851C19E"><h4 class="topictitle4">Hide master items</h4>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>When you apply a master page to a document
page, all objects on the master, called <dfn class="term">master items</dfn>,
appear on the document page. Sometimes you want a specific page
to be only slightly different from a master. In this situation you
don’t need to re-create the master layout on the&#160;page or
create a new master. You can override or detach the master item,
and other master items on the document page will continue to update
with the master. </p>
<p>Note the difference between overriding and
detaching master items on a document page:</p>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">Override master item attributes</dt>
<dd>Overriding a master item puts a copy of it on the document
page without breaking its association with the master page. Once the
item itself is overridden, you can selectively override one or more
attributes of the item to customize it. For example, you can change
the fill color of the local copy. After that, changes to the fill
color on the master page itself will not update to the local copy.
However, other attributes, such as size, will continue to update because
they have not been overridden on the local copy. Overrides can be removed
later to make the object match the master. <p>Attributes you
can override for a master page object include strokes, fills, contents
of a frame, and any transformations (such as rotating, scaling,
shearing, or resizing), corner options, text frame options, lock
state, transparency, and object effects.</p>
</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Detach items from their master</dt>
<dd>On a document page, you can detach (disassociate) a master
item from its master. The item must be overridden on the document
page, creating a local copy, before you can detach it. A detached
item does not update with the master because its association with
the master page is broken.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-70f4a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-70f4a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Override a master item</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Make sure the master item can be overridden.</span> <p>You can override a master item only if Allow Master Item
Overrides On Selection is selected in the Pages panel menu for that
item.</p>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Do either of the following: </span><ul><li><p>To override specific master items on a
document page, press Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or Command+Shift (Mac&#160;OS)
and click the item (or drag to select multiple items). Change the
selected master items as desired. The item can now be selected like
any other page item, but retains its association with the master
page.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To override all master page items on a document
spread, target the spread, and then choose Override All Master Page
Items in the Pages panel menu. You can now select and modify any
and all master items as you wish.</p>
</li>
</ul>
 <p>Once you override any master item, its dotted bounding
box becomes a solid line, to show that a local copy has been created.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>If
you override a threaded text frame, all visible frames in that thread
are overridden, even if they are on a different page in a spread.</div>
</li>
</ol>
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<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-70f3a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-70f3a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Detach a master item</h3><div><ul><li><span>To detach a single master
item from its master, first override it by pressing Ctrl+Shift (Windows)
or Command+Shift (Mac&#160;OS) and clicking the item on a document
page. Then choose Detach Selection From Master in the Pages panel
menu. </span></li>
<li><span>To detach all overridden master items on a spread, override
the master page items you want to detach, and target that spread
in the document. (Don’t go to the original master page.) Choose
Detach All Objects From Master from the Pages panel menu. If the
command isn’t available, there aren’t any overridden objects on
that spread.</span></li>
</ul>
</div></div>
<div id="WS6F880070-4321-4f79-B409-BFE6F0A297FDa" class="nochunk"><a name="WS6F880070-4321-4f79-B409-BFE6F0A297FDa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Prevent a master item from being overridden</h3><div><div class="section"><p>In some instances, you want to override
all but a few master items. For example, you may want to override
master items such as background images on a document page, but you
want to prevent a page-numbering header from being overridden. By
preventing the header from being overridden, you can choose the Override
All Master Items option to override all master items except for
the header.</p>
</div>
<ol><li><span>On the master page, select the item.</span></li>
<li><span>Deselect Allow Master Item Overrides On Selection on
the Pages panel menu.</span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><p>Master items that do not allow overrides have no frame
edge when displayed on the document page. If you prevent a threaded
text frame from being overridden, all text frames in that thread
have the same setting applied.</p>
</div>
</div></div>
<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-70f2a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-70f2a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Reapply master items</h3><div><div class="section"><p>If
you’ve overridden master items, you can restore them to match the
master page. When you do this, the object’s attributes revert to
their state on the corresponding master, and will once again update
when you edit the master. The local copy of the object is removed,
and the master item cannot be selected, as indicated by its dotted
border. You can remove overrides for selected objects or all objects
on a spread, but not across an entire document at once. </p>
</div>
<div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To remove master overrides from one or
more objects, select objects that were originally master items.
In the Pages panel, target a spread and choose Remove Selected Local
Overrides in the Pages panel menu.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To remove all master overrides from a spread, in
the Pages panel, target the spread (or master spread) from which
you want to remove all master overrides. Choose Edit&#160;&gt;
Deselect All to make sure that no objects are selected. In the Pages
panel, choose Remove All Local Overrides in the Pages panel menu.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="section"><p>If you’ve detached master page objects, you cannot restore
them to the master page; however, you can delete the detached objects
and reapply the master to the page.</p>
<p>If you reapply a master
to a page that contains overridden master page objects, the objects
with overrides are detached and all master page objects reapplied. This
may result in two copies of some objects on the page. You’ll need
to delete the detached objects to exactly match the look of the
master.</p>
</div>
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<div id="WS6BD7D8B6-4673-46f4-93EE-A2801851C19E" class="nochunk"><a name="WS6BD7D8B6-4673-46f4-93EE-A2801851C19E"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Hide master items</h3><div><div class="section"><p>Use the Hide Master Items to hide master page
items on one or more pages in your document. Hidden master items
are not printed or output.</p>
</div>
<ol><li><span>In the Pages panel, select the pages and spreads
on which you’d like the master items to be hidden.</span></li>
<li><span>From the Pages panel menu, choose Hide Master Items.</span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><p>To display master items again, select the spreads in
the Pages panel and choose Show Master Items from the Pages panel
menu.</p>
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