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What do you use master pages for?
A Master Page is a nonprinting page that you can use as the template for the rest of the pages in your document. Master pages can contain text and graphic elements that will appear on all pages of a publication (i.e. headers, footers, page numbers, etc.)
Why do designers use master pages?
Master pages are used to create consistency from page to page in a document. Master pages typicially contain page headers, footers, margin and column guides, and other elements that occur on multiple pages in your document.
Which is the site master page or system master page?
Site Master Page – This is a custom master page and applies to all Publishing Pages. System Master Page – This is a default master page and applies to all pages including view pages, forms and web part pages. To use the Site Master page in a pages, the MasterPageFile setting should be “~masterurl/custom.master”
What’s the difference between a Master Page and a template?
A master page is analogous to a template for other pages. Page elements that should be shared among other pages (i.e. menus, borders, etc.) are added to the master page. When new pages are added to the site, you can associate them with a master page.
Why do you need master pages for Microsoft Docs?
Master pages are the perfect solution for ensuring a common look and feel across a large Web application. However, it’s not uncommon to have certain parts of a large site share a common interface while other parts share a different interface. To address that need, multiple master pages are the perfect solution.
When you install Sharepoint, thats the default masterpage… Site Master Page – This is a custom master page and applies to all Publishing Pages. System Master Page – This is a default master page and applies to all pages including view pages, forms and web part pages.