Template with multiple masters

Hello,

I am used to working with InDesign and am now trying to copy a letter-lay out in a template in Word (part of a house style).

I was very happy the find the new Publishing Layout view and have used this to set-up my headers an footers. I already succeeded in creating a document with different masters for different sections but found several problems:

The letter can contain one or two pages. In case of one page, this page should contain a header and a footer. In case of two pages (depending on the length of the text) the first page should have the header ( and the text should start lower on the page), the second page the footer (with the text starting higher on the page.

- If I use the option "Different first page" in the master page options, I cannot get the margins right. It is as if I can only set one set of margins. Also how can I make the first page master only display when there is only one page?

- If I set up two masters and use a section break, this seems to work, but when I clear the content of the document (to turn it into a template), the first master disappears and only the second is applied and saved.
How can I save multiple masters in an empty template?

Or is there a better approach than what I am doing?


Thanks in advance ;-)

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Last updated October 5, 2021 Views 83 Applies to: