7.1. Using page templates

Page templates are a way of saving parts of a page that you want to apply to multiple pages. For example, you might decide that you want every page in your ten-page book to have a green background and a thick white border. On page 1, you could create the green background and thick white border; then you could save the page as a page template. If you apply that page template to pages 2 through 10, all your pages will look the same.

Creating a page template

To make a page template, make changes to the page, then click the + page halo to save the page as a page template. A window will appear asking which aspects of the page you want to save as a page template:

All properties are chosen by default. Choose which you want to use; when you're sure, click Add. The page template you've just created will appear in the page templates palette in the library tab:

This screenshot shows three different page templates. You can have as many page templates in a book as you want.

Applying a page template

To apply a page template, go to the page to which you want to apply the page template. Go to the page templates palette in the library tab; choose the page template that you want to use, then double-click it. The page template should be applied to your page. Be careful: applying a page template may undo changes that you've made to the page.