Easy way to move text box throughout whole document (380 pages)?

[liz k]

Hi there, I'm formatting/typesetting a book of 380 pages. I've just printed a test copy, but am thinking about moving the margins slightly (1 or 2 mm towards edge of page). When I move the margins and text boxes on all master pages, the document updates the margins, but all text boxes are still in the same place. Do I have to manually move each text box on every page, or is there a shortcut that I haven't discovered yet? Many thanks.

[carl123]

@liz k

Assuming you have not "unlinked" your text frames from the Master page then normally moving the text frame on the Master page would also move it on all other pages

Can you upload a cut down version of your document (say 5 pages) to the forum so we can see what is happening?

[liz k]

Thanks for your reply carl123. I've taken a screenshot of a double page. You can see where the text box is out of alignment with the margins, even though I've changed the margin settings on the master page and I've moved the text box on the master page. I don't understand why the test box on the double page hasn't updated to the new position.

[Old Bruce]

That "text box" is not from your master page.

[liz k]

I don't understand. Where else would it be from Old Bruce?

[walt.farrell]

4 minutes ago, liz k said:

I don't understand. Where else would it be from Old Bruce?

It is not within the Master EE layer (see the Layers panel) so either you drew it manually on that page or you manually moved it outside the Master layer.

[liz k]

I can see what you mean in the Layers Panel. But when I hover over the double page in the Pages Panel, it shows that Master EE has been applied. When I Placed the text into the document, I started with one page, clicked on the red triangle and held the Shift key down, so it auto flowed to as many pages as it needed. I then applied the Master EE to every page, then added additional Masters to the beginning of new chapters - if that makes sense. It looks like this might be more trouble than it's worth! Thanks for your help

[Old Bruce]

45 minutes ago, liz k said:

I can see what you mean in the Layers Panel. But when I hover over the double page in the Pages Panel, it shows that Master EE has been applied. When I Placed the text into the document, I started with one page, clicked on the red triangle and held the Shift key down, so it auto flowed to as many pages as it needed. I then applied the Master EE to every page, then added additional Masters to the beginning of new chapters - if that makes sense. It looks like this might be more trouble than it's worth! Thanks for your help

Backwards. Apply the "Master EE" to the "one page" Then click on the "red triangle" and it will auto flow with Master EE applied to each new page.

then apply the various other Master pages as you have done.

 

EDIT: Clarify: Your Master EE page must have the text frames on it and linked if it is a double page spread.

[liz k]

thanks for that Old Bruce, but I've put too many hours into the typesetting to restart the whole thing. At least I know for next time

 

[walt.farrell]

45 minutes ago, liz k said:

I then applied the Master EE to every page,

Applying the Master after creating the pages would not make any existing layers part of the Master Layer. As Old Bruce said, you need to create the Master first, apply it to the first page, and then add all the text into the first text frame.