Using InDesign Manual 2025

When coupled with the File Builder Enhancement, located on the Control Center, the adviser will be able to break up the Parent Book or Parent Template files into the recommended double-page spreads for easier file management. When you use File Builder to break up your Parent Book, it is a good idea to

organize the smaller files into individual folders. Check the box to create folder(s) for each resulting file and when you build the pages, they will each be placed in their own page folder. File Builder also provides an additional benefit by saving your new files in the proper naming convention for submission to Walsworth. Editing Parent (Master) Pages After the Parent Book is created, you will eventually realize that you just might need to change one or two things. With a Parent Book and Parent Templates, items created after the Parent Book has been built can still be customized and changed. This feature is called the master override. To unlock a master item from the document page, hold down the Ctrl + Shift keys (Windows) or the Command + Shift keys (Mac) as you select the item. Once you have access to the item, you can change or delete it. The change or deletion will only affect the item on your page; the item on the Parent Book is not affected. If you wish to remove the overrides you made on a document page, open the Pages palette menu and choose Remove All Local Overrides. This will undo any changes you have made on the document to Parent Page elements and put the master elements back on the spread as they appear on the master. This lesson will be on page creation starting from a Parent Book page, although information and exercises about working from a new spread are included.

Parent (Master) page

A Parent Page is like a background double-page spread. Objects created on the Parent Page are automatically reflected on all pages of the document. Yearbook templates start with one

Parent Page spread, the A-Parent. The letter A is known as the parent’s prefix. Typically you will only need the existing Parent Page to work with your documents. The most important thing to know about Parent Pages is that your folio text and page number are placed on the A-Parent for you to edit. Another use for Parent Pages is adding background images. This way they will remain to the very back and not overlap objects on the actual page.

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