Master Text Frame for Page Heading

Hello, I am new to indesign and using CS4.  Sorry if this is a newbie question.
I am creating a pdf digital presentation and laying it out.  I want to create a consistent header on each page in the top left corner and ensure it is in the exact same location on each page.  I also want to make sure the text size, font, and color is consistent on each page.  Most importantly, if I need to change anything, lets say a font, I want to only do it in one place and not do it on all 20 pages in my document.
My understanding is to add a text frame to the master page.  However, how do I edit the text on each page and not have it show on my cover page which is page 1 of my document?
Thanks!!!!

Create a text frame on the master page (make it wide enough and deep enough for the longest heading)
Insert some generic text like "Heading"
Give it a paragraph style
Adjust the paragraph style to your liking
Go to each page you want to change, and CTRL SHIFT (cmd shift on mac) and double click the "Heading"
Change the text to what you want it to look like.
To alter the text colour/font etc. for all of them - adjust the paragraph style
To edit the text style for each heading so they look different in terms of colour etc. -  just change the Character Colour via the swatches.
if you do this, then any changes to the Paragraph style should follow through on all pages - except where you've perhaps changed the character colour (or any other hand-adjusted changes to the text.
Also - if you move the Text Frame on the master page they should all move on the corresponding pages, provided you haven't moved them by hand on the actual pages.

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    cecozzy wrote:
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