Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted

I'm setting up a Publisher document for a book that is structured in Parts and Chapters. The interior design is such that the part titles appear as running heads on the verso pages, and the chapter titles appear as running heads on the recto pages.

The question is this: what is the best way to set this up with master pages in Publisher?

One solution I have considered is to create separate master page spreads for each book Part, where the part title is set manually on the master verso page, and the chapter title is set as a dynamic section field on the master recto page. In that case, I would use the Section Manager to create sections for each chapter in the book, supplying the chapter title to the Section Name field in the Section Manager.

The above solution can be made to work, but is there a way to create a user defined field for the Part title? If so, I wouldn't have to create separate master page spreads for each book Part. I could just insert my custom Part Title field on the verso page of a single master page spread.

 

  • 11 months later...
Posted

Hi and welcome to the forums @Lee Sheppard,

It is doable. You use the Section manager to set the name for the section to "Chapter Whatever" and then use the Section Field to hold that on the Master Page. I do so all the time.

Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 
Affinity Designer 2.6.0 | Affinity Photo 2.6.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.0 | Beta versions as they appear.

I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Guidelines | We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.