Applies To
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Every publication includes one or more master pages whose elements appear on every page to which the master page is applied. To create a two-page master page whose elements mirror each other on facing pages, do the following.

  1. On the View tab, double-click Master Page. The right pane will switch to the master page and the New Master Page dialog box will appear.

    New Master Page dialog box

  2. In the New Master Page dialog box, do either of the following:

    • In the Page ID (1 character) box, type a single-character identifier for your new master page. This can be any single Unicode character.

    • In the Description box, type a brief description of your new master page.

  3. Click OK.

  4. On the Page Design tab, click Margins.

  5. Select one of the margin options, or click Custom Margins and in the Layout Guides dialog box, type or select the values you want for the margin guides and baseline guides.

    Layout Guides dialog box

    Note: Do not select Two-page master.

  6. Click OK.

  7. On the new master page, add the text and pictures that you want mirrored on the facing page.

  8. On the Master Page tab, click Two Page Master.

    The single-page master page will change to a two-page master page with the elements on the facing pages formatted so that they mirror each other.

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