MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11, Use Manual

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Working with master pages
Master pages allow you to easily apply consistent page layouts in a document. You can define page
attributes on a master page, as well as place text and graphics on it, and then apply these attributes
to some or all of the pages in your document. You can create more than one master page in a
document.
Note: You can also use templates to create documents with predefined page layouts. For more information, see
“Using templates” on page 60.
You can create a new master page or convert a current document page to a master page. When
you create a new master page, it takes on the page size, orientation, and bleed settings of the
current page in the document; you can then change these settings if you wish. When you
convert a document page to a master page, the elements on the document page are placed on
the master page.
You can manage master pages in the same way you manage graphic symbols, using the Library
panel. You can group, duplicate, rename, and delete master pages, and you can hide or show them
in the Library panel. For more information on the Library panel, see “Using the Library panel” on
page 297.
You can export master pages to use them with other documents, and import master pages from
other documents for use with the current document. Information about master pages is also
included in a document report. For more information, see “Printing” on page 375.
When working with master pages, keep in mind the following parameters:
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When you apply a master page to a child page, the elements on the master page are placed on
the bottom of each layer in the child page.
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You can bleed objects off of a master page onto the pasteboard. When master pages with bleeds
are applied to child pages, the imaging on the child page is controlled by the bleed rectangle.
Master page and child page
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Selecting a master page from the Master Page pop-up menu in the Document panel makes
the current page (or range of pages) a child (or children) of the master page. Selecting None
makes the current page (or range of pages) an ordinary page (or pages), disassociated from the
master page.
Master page’s bleed rectangle
as seen on its child page