![]() ![]() You really have to commit when doing so and know what you're doing, as they can completely change the look and structure of your document with the slightest of edits… You know, much like styles. I see why you'd use your existing Designer framework (even from a file compatibility standpoint), but master pages really look like just a tech demo/visual proof of concept at this point. Master pages are supposed to be these “sacred”-like entities, which you set up once and are actually hard to edit on a whim. ![]() This is crazy! I'm sure you either want to accommodate Designer users, or just haven't gotten around to fixing this yet, but… it makes no sense to a DTP (Quark/InDesign) user. The objects contained therein are indeed… symbols, of sorts? I can't click on them directly with the selection tool, but if I select them via the Layers panel, I can indeed edit their contents, and all the changes will be automatically reflected in the master page view, even without deliberately selecting and editing it via the master page section in the Pages panel. [Edit: I have just tested what you said, and two things became self-evident: one, I can't seem to find a way to unlink said objects, and two, your master pages are “master pages in name only”. MEB, can we please get an ETA or some stronger commitment on this feature (in its final, usable form, at least, and it shouldn't be too different from how it works in InDesign or Quark and allow me to elaborate: there should be an intermediate state where you could “unlink” objects in order for them to accept content placement, – and as for content flow, it should indeed be automatic with no “unlinking” shenanigans –, but they should still be “linked” in the sense that they would reflect changes done in the corresponding master pages)? It's just that I won't be buying Publisher nor recommend it until it is implemented it – it's unusable and an outright joke without it –, and I'd rather know your timeframe than having to check the forums every other week. While I'm not in the least bit happy about the current situation, at least this is confirmation that addressing it is indeed on the pipeline, and that it is already technically possible. I am now a bit more at ease by reading this, as it seems to at least address some of the similar concerns I voiced on a different thread. ![]() Note: there's actually a way to unlink them through the symbols panel - detach button - (which is the master functionality is based on) but its convoluted and not intended to be used as it is for this. There will be improvements here in future updates/versions. All objects specific to each page/spread should be created in that page/spread not on the master. Currently objects coming from the masters placed in the spreads/pages cannot be unlinked from them. So currently the masters should be used to place objects that you want replicated equally on all spreads/pages to which that master is applied to. ![]()
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