Textbox on pasteboard of master page doesn't show up in document page

Question

Using InDesign CS3 on Windows XP.
Not sure if this is a problem or if I just need to learn more! I placed a textbox in the pasteboard of a masterpage (I have a long-ish document that I want to provide notes to the user - but they won't print the notes, and they are page-specific notes). When I go to the main document pages, the textbox does not show up unless a portion of it is touching the actual master page. Can this be addressed without just extending the textbox to barely touch the page?

Answer 1

I think Nitro missed the part about not printing the notes, but his solution may be what you need if the limits on slug dimensions are large enough for you. It's actually something I never thought of before and a potential new way to use the slug.
Normally the ID pasteboard is spread-specific so there is no "master" pasteboard in the sense that items will show up on all pages, but the slug area is a sort of special case, and if you put something there on the master page it will propagate into the document. You can put anything you want there, and it will be available on any page using that master (though you will have to Ctrl + Shift Click to override and select it).
Are you putting at least some repetitive information into these notes? If not, why bother with the master frame at all? It is as much work to override it so you can enter new information as it is to just draw a new frame when you need it.
Another option is to make a base frame for what you want to repeat and put it into a library. You can drag it from the library and place it as many times and wherever you like. A library can be open and objects dragged into different document at the same time, or at different times, too, so it may be more efficient if you re-use the same basic note frame over time.
Peter