Master pages hold all design and layout elements of a publication. Master pages should be used when dealing with numerous pages in a publication. Using a master page will give you layout and design consistency. It will also cut down on editing time, as you will only have to edit the master page, not the publication pages individually. Usually one master page will be assigned to a publication; even when the publication consists of 12 pages, it will have one master page. This does not mean that additional master pages can not be added, in order to give the publication diversity. Master pages can be created, duplicated, converted, modified, and used for Web publications In this lesson, we will focus on viewing and creating master pages, sending objects to the master page, as well as applying master pages to a variety of publication types.