QuarkXPress and InDesign handle the objects placed on master pages very differently:
In QuarkXPress, the objects on master pages can always be overridden and, most importantly, the overriding is managed by QuarkXPress object-by-object behind the scenes. This means that only the objects that have been modified (by token replacement or deletion, for example) are overridden, the remaining objects remaining as single instances on their master page.
Thus the different guidelines below.
QuarkXPress: use master pages only for margins
Having 2 levels of "masters" can only lead to user (and sometimes QuarkXPress) confusion.
The only information that should be specified in your QuarkXPress GridTemplate's master pages are the page margins, as shown in the image on the right.
InDesign: use master pages for margins and all fixed elements
When selecting the objects to place on your master pages, remember the following.
•Do not include groups that may be part of a group delete.
•Do not include textboxes which might be affected by Saras.
All the elements placed on your master pages should then have their Allow Parent Item Overrides setting turned off, as shown in the image on the right, to ensure that these fixed elements are not multiplied on each page that comes from that master page (this is particularly important for the main grid which can often number hundreds of pages).
See also: master pages in QuarkXPress output files and master pages in InDesign output files.
Topic 174095, last updated on 21-Apr-2024