Operation Manual

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.
You can also change the design of a page in your book and save the changes to create
a new master page.
To create a new master page design from a page in your book
1 In the Pages pane of the Book Layout Editor, select the page whose modifications you
want to save as a master page.
2 Choose Save Page > As New Document Master from the Book Action pop-up menu (with
a gear icon).
3 Choose Show Master Pages from the Book Action pop-up menu, if necessary, to show
the Master Pages pane.
4 Select the new master page in the Master Pages pane and rename it.
After updating the design of a page in your book, you can update the original master
page with those changes.
To save changes in a book page to the original master page design
1 In the Pages pane of the Book Layout Editor, select the page whose design you modified.
2 Choose Save Page > To Document Master from the Book Action pop-up menu (with a
gear icon).
Aperture updates the original master page with your design changes.
Unifying and Splitting Master Pages
Some master pages have left and right versions to match the book margins on the left
and right facing pages. You can select a left or right master page and consolidate the
two versions into one page.
To unify left and right versions of a master page
1 Select a left or right master page in the Master Pages pane of the Book Layout Editor.
2 Choose Unify Master Page from the Book Action pop-up menu (with a gear icon).
You can also select a master page that has only one version and split it into left and right
versions.
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