Indesign – masterpage headaches

[irishgrizzly]

I've got page numbers on my master page. In the document there are different backgrounds on each page – so sometimes I need a light colour number and sometimes a dark one.

Can I change the page number element on different pages without going onto the masterpage? I can't interact with it at the moment.

[tobefirst]

You'll need to "Override Master Page Items."

Right click on the page in the Pages Palette and click on the above. Or Cmd-Opt-Shift-L. You'll need to do this for each page you want to change. This will make all master page elements changeable, for better or worse.

[shecky]

on each number you want to change, just do a shift+command+click to unlock it from the master, then format it as needed.

[tobefirst]

shecky, even better! Thanks!