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Delete a Master from a Document
1. In the Pages panel, select one or more master page icons.
To select all unused master pages, choose Select Unused Masters in the Page panel menu.
2. Do one of the following:
Drag a selected master page or spread icon to the Delete icon at the bottom of the
panel.
Click the Delete icon at the bottom of the panel.
Choose Delete Master Spread [spread name] in the panel menu.
When you delete a master, the [None] master is applied to any document page to which the
deleted master was applied.
Override Master Items
When you apply a master page to a document page, all objects on the master, called master
items, appear on the document page. Sometimes you want a specific page to be only slightly
different from a master. In this situation you don’t need to re-create the master layout on the
page or create a new master. You can override the master item, and other master items on the
document page will continue to update with the master.
Override Master Item Attributes
Overriding a master item puts a copy of it on the document page without breaking its
association with the master page. Once the item itself is overridden, you can customize it. For
example, you can change the fill color of the local copy. After that, changes to the fill color on
the master page itself will not update to the local copy. However, other attributes, such as size,
will continue to update because they have not been overridden on the local copy. Overrides can
be removed later to make the object match the master.
Attributes you can override for a master page object include strokes, fills, contents of a frame,
any transformations (such as rotating, scaling, shearing, or resizing), corner options, text frame
options, lock state, transparency, and object effects.
Override a Master Item
1. Do either of the following:
To override specific master items on a document page, press Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or
Command+Shift (Mac OS) and click the item (or drag to select multiple items). Change
the selected master items as desired. The item can now be selected like any other page
item, but retains its association with the master page.
To override all master page items on a document spread, target the spread, and then
choose Override All Master Page Items in the Pages panel menu. You can now select
and modify any and all master items as you wish.