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• • October 29, 2010 at 1:52 pm #57534
    lpuckett

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    My book will have tabs alongside the left and right edge. I will have 5 tabs total and a different tab for each of the 22 chapters. I currently have these tabs created as a master. The left tab is created as Master Page A and the right tab is created as Master Page B. What is the best way for me to put these tabs in the five positions (lined up equally one on top of the other with a small amount of space in between) with only the tab that has the chapter name shown? Also, what is the best process for creating these tabs across my chapters? Do I only need a Master A and B for each chapter OR do I need to have Chapter 1 having A&B, Chapter 2 having C&D, Chapter 3 having E&F, etc.?

  • October 30, 2010 at 3:58 am #57537
    Roland

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    I would use a facing-pages setup, with a two-page master per tab-set (left & right pages) or chapter. So Master A would be for tab 1/chapter 1, Master B for tab 2/chapter 2, etc.

    Getting the tabs to line up shouldn't be too hard if you first create the tabs for all chapters on a single spread and then copy/paste-in-place the tabs to their respective master pages.

  • October 31, 2010 at 2:53 pm #57540
    Theunis De Jong

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    You need one master page per tab. (The only alternative is drawing each of them on each page…)

    The very best way to set this up is:

    1. Create a Master Master spread. Put all of your tabs on this one, so you can align them and globally change whatever you want.

    2. For each new chapter, create a separate Master spread and base it on the Master Master spread.

    3. Cmd+Shift+Click on each of the unwanted tabs to delete them, per new chapter master. Leave the one you need alone.

    Now, when you update your Master Master, all of the other masters will automatically update as well.

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