How to View the Page Master

The primary place where page defaults are set is in the Page Master. This article describes how to access the Page Master in your document.

Requirements

To access the Page Master, click the Page Master button at the bottom of the screen:

In the Page Master, you can make the following changes (see How to Create a Template Document for more specifics):

Adding backgrounds.
Inserting a placeholder for items such as Text Boxes, Content Blocks, and Page Numbers
Setting default colors for charts, tables, and shapes.
Setting default font family, font size, font style, and font color for each Master Page.
Creating a Chart template.
Setting up example layouts, similar to PowerPoint.
Setting default significance testing assumptions.

Once you have made all the desired changes, to return to the editing view, click the Exit Page Master button at the bottom of the screen: