
by applying a Master Page to an individual page.by assigning the Master Page when a new page is inserted.

You can assign Master Pages in three ways: Next, select a name for this new Master Page, and also note that you can select to copy the items from whatever Master Page may have been applied to the document page. It is possible to make a Master Page from a regular document page, by selecting from the menu Page > Convert to Master Page. Close the Edit Master Pages dialog to revert to displaying and editing document pages. Note that whenever the Edit Master Pages dialog is open, you see on the canvas and are editing Master Pages, not the document page. In addition to the above two methods for editing Master Pages, you can choose Edit > Master Pages from the main menu. Double-clicking on a Master Page will bring up the Edit Master Pages dialog.
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Arrange Pagesīy clicking Windows > Arrange Pages you bring up another dialog, which also lists your Master Pages and document pages, but in addition can be used for navigation as well, but also assigning or reassigning Master Pages to various document pages.

Clicking on a Master Page brings up the Edit Master Pages dialog, in addition to displaying the Master Page for editing. You can use this to navigate to each to these items for editing. This bring up a tree display of your currently open documents, and underneath, the list of Master Pages, and each document page. You can bring up a dialog showing an outline of your document(s) with Windows > Outline. Typical objects on a Master Page might be titles with associated graphics, and a page number. The scrapbook is a place to store individual objects so they can be reused on various pages at various locations.Īs indicated above, Master Pages contain objects which are seen again and again as a background of sorts for the rest of your content.Guides are horizontal and vertical lines with some magnetic properties, to help align various elements in your layout structure.Master Pages are applied as a background for your pages, and contain objects which will be seen repetitively on various pages.This chapter presents some features of Scribus which will help you create a logical and coherent structure of your document, and in the process demonstrate ways to keep your document organized by its structural components.
