Adobe Interactive Form - Master Page vs. Body Page

Question

Hi
Could someone please explain to me what
1) the difference between the Master Page and Body Page and when to use the Master page
2) the reference object and when to use it
I am new to this and I cannot find any answers related to this in SDN
Thanks

Answer 1

hi,
The master and body pages represent the canvas on which you build your form design.
Master Page
Every form design contains at least one master page that LiveCycle Designer creates automatically. Master pages are responsible for formatting body pages. They help to facilitate design consistency because they can provide a background and layout format for more than one of the body pages in a form design.
master pages define the orientation and dimensions of body pages. You can use master pages to define these aspects of a form design:
1.Page size and orientation
2.Headers and footers
3.Watermarks and company logos
Each master page is created with a default content area that covers the whole page. You can add text, images, and other boilerplate objects to a master page. These objects are displayed on all of the body pages that the master page is responsible for formatting.
Body pages
Body pages represent the pages of a form. Each body page derives its page size and orientation from a master page, and by default, each body page is associated with the default master page that LiveCycle Designer creates. Each body page is created with a default subform that covers the whole page.
If your form design contains more than one master page and body page, you can choose which master page to assign to a body page.