Master Page tab

The Master Page tab appears while you are editing a master page. It comes first, right after File, and it is the tab showing when you open a master page. To get there, click View > Views > Master Page. A master page is a background page whose contents show on every page that uses it.

While you edit a master page, the Mailings tab is hidden.

• Master Page: add a master page or a two-page master for facing pages, apply this master to all pages or the current page, and duplicate, rename, or delete it. See Master pages, headers, and page numbers.
• Header & Footer: Show Header/Footer puts the cursor in the master's header (making one if needed); click it again for the footer. Insert Page Number (Alt+Shift+P), Insert Date (Alt+Shift+D), and Insert Time (Alt+Shift+T) add a page number, today's date, or the time where the cursor is; the date and time stay current. See Master pages, headers, and page numbers.
• Close: leave the master page and go back to your pages. See Master pages, headers, and page numbers.

Related

• Add, move, and delete pages
• The Page Design tab