rich_poley

Immediate problem: Changing margins on a series of 9 page documents.

Facts: I’m using InDesign CS3 version 5.04 for Mac and cannot figure out how to change the margins on any of my documents unless I change the margins on each document one page at a time. The master pages do not seem to control the margins on any of these documents. Or if the margins are controlled by a master page, I can’t figure out which master page is controlling the margins and how to change them.

Background: I used an earlier version of InDesign on a PC to create the document, a 180 page book. The book consists of 20 chapters, about 9 pages each.

Ultimate Goal: I ultimately want to change the page size from 8.5 x 11 inches to 8 by 10 inches, and the margins from ??? x ???? ( or the text block from 4.5 inches x 8.5 inches to 5.1 inches x 7.5 inches.

Question: How can I change my margins?

Thanks for your help.

bob levine

First step is to enable layout adjustment. You'll find that under the
layout menu. Then go to the master page and change the margins. You can
then use the book feature to synch all the documents.

Bob

rich_poley

Thanks Bob. I enabled the layout adjustment, and attempted to change the margins on my master page. However when I applied the master page with the changed margin to my document pages, some margins on some pages changed and some did not. Any ideas as to why some would change and some wouldn't? Is there any way to tell which of my 3 master page spreads is the one that controls the margins? I'm very confused. Thanks for your help.

Rich