How do I change the name of a parent page? To duplicate an existing parent page, use either of these two menus again, but select Duplicate Parent Page. Using either the drop down menu or right clicking the thumbnail, click New Parent Page, OR you can right click on the parent page thumbnail and click New Parent Page.
#ADOBE INDESIGN TUTORIAL FULL#
Here's a few more answers to common parent pages questions, and you can learn even more about this magical tool in my full InDesign course, The InDesign Field Guide. There is A LOT you can do with parent pages, and this video obviously just scratches the surface.
#ADOBE INDESIGN TUTORIAL HOW TO#
In this InDesign tutorial for beginners, I'll walk you through applying parent pages to your document and how to override elements, so you can see how they work in context. The best way to start really learning InDesign? Over someone's shoulder! Here's a quick edited version of a video from my full InDesign course. Other recurring pages that have specific & consistent layouts, like worksheets Title pages that are recurring throughout your document (like the start of a chapter or section)
So no content will appear on it, you’re just using it for the margins / guides. I always suggest creating the first parent page to be for margins only. What types of parent pages should I create? Other lines of text you want to appear on every page (copyright info, website, contact info, etc.) What types of things would be good to have on a parent page?ĭesign elements you want to appear on every page (dividers, decorative elements, icons, etc.) Double click the thumbnail to show the parent page by itself on screen for editing and designing. When you create a new document, one blank parent page is automatically created for you by default. Each one can be a single page or a spread of two pages. Parent pages are like mini templates you can create and use throughout your document for pages that have repeated content on them, like a page number or footer.
Watch, read, and be enjoy your new favorite InDesign tool!
#ADOBE INDESIGN TUTORIAL PLUS#
In this post, I’m answering some common parent pages questions, plus I’ve edited down an InDesign tutorial from my full course (The InDesign Field Guide) showing you exactly how parent pages work and an introduction to using them yourself. Many of my InDesign students are blown away when they learn how to use this feature, and see how such a simple tool can revolutionize their design process. It’s one of many ways in InDesign to speed up your workflow and keep your design uber consistent. One of the most powerful parts of using Adobe InDesign is the parent pages (formerly master pages) tool. As this is a core tool in InDesign, it may take awhile to see the change reflected everywhere in Adobe, as well as in my own trainings + tutorials.
This is to better reflect the company's core values of diversity and inclusion. NOTE - In 2021, Adobe renamed their "Master Page" tool, it is now called "Parent Page".