Assigning additional master pages to complex form designs

Master pages provide the underlying format and background for pages. All new form designs are created with a default master page, which is applied to the first page. Additional pages are formatted according to the layout of the default master page unless you create a different master page to use.

A form design can contain any number of master pages, each having a unique layout. If some of the pages need different layouts or boilerplate objects, you can create a master page for each unique layout.

To assign a master page to a specific page

  1. Select the subform by using one of these methods:

    • In the Design View tab, select the default subform on the page.

    • In the Hierarchy palette, select the subform that corresponds to the page.

  2. In the Object palette, click the Pagination tab and, in the Place list, select On Page > [page], where [page] is the name of the master page you want use.

Example of assigning a second master page to a form design

The following example provides steps for assigning a second master page to a page in an interactive form design or a form design that has a fixed layout.

This form design contains two pages and two master pages. The first master page has a portrait orientation and the second master page has a landscape orientation.

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A.
Page 1

B.
Page 2

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A.
Master page 1:Portrait

B.
Master page 2:Landscape

  1. Click the Design View tab.

  2. Select the subform on page 2.

  3. In the Object palette, click the Pagination tab and, in the Place list, select On Page > [page], where [page] is the name of master page 2.

Page 2 inherits the layout of master page 2 and now has a landscape layout.

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