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aster pages and layout families
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aster pages work a little bit differently with layout families than they do with
layouts that are not part of a layout family. (For more information about layout
families, see “Understanding layout families” in A Guide to App Studio.)
If you add, delete, or rename a master page in a layout family, the master page is•
added, deleted, or renamed in all of the layouts in that layout family.
If you add pages to one of a layout family’s layouts with a particular master page,•
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ages with that same master page are added to the other layouts in the layout
family.
If you apply a master page to a layout page in one of a layout family’s layouts,•
that master page is not applied to the corresponding pages in the layout family’s
other layouts. This allows you to use different master pages for the vertical and
horizontal versions of a page in a layout family.
If you make a change to a given master page in one of a layout family’s layouts,•
that change is not reflected in the same-named master pages in the other layouts.
This allows you to customize master pages for each of a layout family’s page
designs.
Working with layers
The Layers palette is the “control center” for layers. You can hide, show, lock, or
unlock layers with a single click in this palette. You also can use this palette to
specify the active layer (where newly drawn objects will go), to rearrange the
stacking order of layers, to merge layers, and to move objects from one layer to
another.
Each layer you create has a unique color swatch in the Layers palette. When you
create an item on a layer, the item’s bounding box and handles use that layer’s
color.
To display the Layers palette, choose View > Layers.
You can work with layers in the Layers palette.
Every layout has a Default layer. You can add and remove items from the Default
layer, but you cannot delete the Default layer.
A layout can contain up to 256 layers, including the Default layer.