Create, edit, or delete a master page

Microsoft Office Publisher 2003

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Create, edit, or delete a master page

ShowCreate a master page

  1. On the View menu, click Master Page.
  2. In the Edit Master Pages task pane, click New Master Page.
  3. In the New Master Page dialog box, do any of the following:
    • In the Page ID (1 character) box, type a single-character identifier for your new master page. This can be any single Unicode character.
    • In the Description box, type a brief description of your new master page.

      Note  Only 40 characters will display in the Edit Master Pages task pane.

    • If you want your new master page to be a two-page spread, select Two-page master.

      Note  This option is not available if you are working on a Web publication.

  4. Click OK.

ShowEdit a master page

  1. On the View menu, click Master Page.
  2. In the Edit Master Pages task pane, click the arrow next to the master page you want to edit, and then click Edit.
  3. Edit the page as desired.
  4. To see the updated publication pages, click View publication pages, and then navigate to a page to which the master page is applied.

ShowDelete a master page

Every publication has one master page by default and must always have at least one master page. As long as you have more than one master page, you can delete any master page you want. If you delete a master page that is used by any publication pages, Publisher will apply in its place the first master page listed in the Edit Master Pages task pane.

  1. On the View menu, click Master Page.
  2. In the Edit Master Pages task pane, click the arrow next to the master page you want to delete, and then click Delete.
  3. In the alert box, click Yes.