Inserting Page isn't Applying Master Correctly 1

[duffs]

Hi,

New Indesign user here.

I've got a document with spreads. The spread master has different margins for the left/right sides.

All is well until I try to insert a new page from a single-page master. So I want to insert a page before my page 4-5 spread. After the insert, I want
1. My new page to be page 4 of the spread
2. The old page 4 to be page 5 of the spread
3. The old page 5 to be page 6 of the next spread, etc.

The problem: the masters are not being applied correctly. All the pages are in the right position, but the old page 4 is retaining the left-side formatting when it moves over into the right page 5 position. I need it to switch to the right page formatting.

Shouldn't this happen automatically? What am I doing wrong? (I'm just dragging the single-page master in front of page 4). I also tried making the single-page master into a spread master right it's right page being the same as the right page of my normal spread master. No difference.

Clearer than mud, I hope.

Thanks.

 

[jmgalvin]

You're repaginating whereby a page that had a left OUTSIDE margin of, say .5 in and a right INSIDE margin of .7 in, is now on the other side of the spread so the inside and outside are now messed up. Once master is applied to a page, it must be overridden or detached in the pages pallette

This will effect all subsequent pages - continually screwing things up until you're finished inserting pages between previously created ones.

It's probably easiest to make a Left Master and Right Master and apply accordingly - after you're done inserting. If you want, you can use the Apply master to pages command in the Pages pallette and type in the page numbers - 2,4,6 etc and 3,5,7 etc.

 

[jmgalvin]

What was I thinking here? I must have been sleepwalking.

You really should not be using a Master for this - margins.

Just set the margins in the Layout menu. As you add pages everything will self adjust.

Use the Master for repeating elements and not margins.

 

[duffs]

Ahhhhh....

Didn't realize you could set an inside/outside margin that way. Hmm. I'll remember that for next time.

Thanks!!