Changing Default & System Master Pages In SharePoint 2013

I want to change the system master page & default master page of a SharePoint 2013 site collection. In Site Settings in the Look & Feel section Master Page is not at there. But there is Design Manager. In the design manager where can I change the
above mentioned Master Pages.

Hello,
If publishing is activated you can use the page /_layouts/15/ChangeSiteMasterPage.aspx
You can also use the Design Manager. Choose a theme and then you'll be asked for fonts, colors and...master page.
Hope this helps.

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hi,
How to set site master page and system master page separetly in SP 2013,even setting different master pages through code or UI.Always only single custom master page is getting applied for both.
Thanks & Regards, Krishna

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1.
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2.
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4.
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6.
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7.
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Assume you have a simple document with one master which simply features a text frame. Well, now if you add some inset spacing to the text frame on the master, this is immediately reflected on the pages to which the master had been applied. However, if you edit the master again and set the inset spacing back to zero, the text frames on the pages to which the master had already been applied keep the inset spacing. If one adds new pages, the text frames have no inset spacing, as I would expect. Can someone tell me why InDesign behaves this way... i.e., why are the changes to the master not reflected on the assigned pages when I set the inset spacing back to zero.
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