Inserting pages with a master page design?

Dorico
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I never use the “Insert pages” function because it creates a page override, which is typically not desirable. But if I’ve added, say, 5 pages of front matter, and I want to insert an additional page of front matter in the middle of them, I have to use the Insert Page function. I can’t just add a Master Page change, because it’ll remove the master page change I had already placed there.

The odd thing is that, even if I choose a master page design for the inserted page, I still get an override on that page. I find instead I have to do the following:

  1. Insert page
  2. Apply master page change to that page, which doesn’t display
  3. Remove page override for that page so the selected master page is visible.

Not a big deal, but it feels a little confusing to me. When I insert a page and choose a master page design for that inserted page, shouldn’t it insert it without adding a page override?

Thanks for listening to my novel.

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IMO it’s especially strange when inserting a totally blank page. If there’s nothing on it, then what’s overridden?

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Well, it’s deviating from what should be there: the default next page, including the music frame.

4

Maybe there can be a clearer way to indicate page order override vs. page content override.

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I too have noticed (and lived with) this oddity. Reading your message, though, I am wondering how you achieved five pages of front matter without inserting them.

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You create new master pages with the designs you want, then insert the master page change on the first page, which will push all of the music pages later.