Setting a page as a master page

How would I set a page that I created as a master page? I would just copy and paste everything to the master page, but I created a pretty elaborate slideshow widget that I cannot seem to be able to copy (how would I copy and paste a widget?).
Thank you.

Do the following steps to make the most accurate move of content from page to Master.
> Open the page and do Edit > Select All (Ctrl + A)
> Do Edit > Copy (Ctrl + C)
> Open the Master Page and do Edit > Paste in Place (Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V)
Cheers,
Vikas

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Message was edited by: Jump_Over I added Math.max filter to avoid errors
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