Cannot unlock text boxes from a Master Page

[sebdea]

Hi,

First think first: Adobe InDesign CC for MAC, OS X 10.9.1.

I got a file from a client with a lot of master pages. Now, what puzzles me is that at a point the designer used a Master page (Title on Bottom - Y) to add the text on footer, which footer is then used on the rest of the master pages. Each master page contains three layers: Text Boxes, Images, Blue Frames.

Then, he created another master page (Z - Footers_Page#).

Now, the tricky question.

He, initially, locked the titles from the bottom which were put on layer Text Boxes. I unlock them.

Then, I went on my document page in order to sselect that text from the footer and make it a little smaller, but only in that page, not on all pages of the document. Usually this is done by clicking on the desired text frame while pressing Command+Shift. It didn't worked.

I checked the master pages and noticed that the page I tried to change was using the Master Z. So, I thought that master might have the bottom text locked too. So, I went to that master and I noticed that the text boxes containing the footers is not locked but not even showed on any of those three layers.

I tried Command+Shift+click on the text boxe containing the sentence ending in ... Virginia Central, in order to make it editable. No way. In layer Text Boxes they are not showed.

The only text boxes I can edit are the page numbers.

However, when I make the Text Boxes layer invisible, all footers dissapear, including those I cannot edit at all.

So, I start wondering. What's going on? Commands like Show all on spread, or Unlock all on spreads are grey. So, how do I edit that line on a single page.

There is an unprofessional way, but I preffer to learn before doing amateur job.

Thank you.

Sebastian

[Peter Spier]

It's possible the frame itself is locked, even if the layer is not. Ability to select locked objects is a preference option.

[sebdea]

Well, I trust you. However, I found none of it in InDesign Preferences, Box preferences, Window Menu, View Menu. Not even in Object Menu.

Could you be more specific?

Thanks.

Sebastian

[Peter Spier]

[sebdea]

That option is activated by me way ago.

Still, I cannot activate those text boxes.

[Peter Spier]

It needs to be UNchecked....

[sebdea]

Well, you have the file. try it. I unchecked that option. Still no chance to edit it.

Sebastian

[Peter Spier]

I don't have CC installed on this computer and I don't think I'll have time to boot up the other machine tonight. Anyone else able to look at this?

[sebdea]

Thank you, Peter. It is not a problem. I appreciate your time and advises as well as anybody's else time spent on this subject.

Sebastian

[Peter Spier]

Ellis Home had it nearly correct. That frame lives on Master Y. Go to Master Y, select the frame, right-click and choose Allow Master Item Overrrides.

[sebdea]

Yes. It worked. Thank you. My gratitude goes to Ellis as well.

Sincerely yours,

Sebastian

[Marvest · Accepted solution]

Select master Z. Do Control A to select all items on the master. On the flyout menu go to Masters Pages/Allow Master Item Overrides on Selection.

[sebdea]

Hi Ellis,

I've done that. In fact I went on all master pages in order to see where else those text boxes/text frames might be locked. No chance.

Thank you.

[sebdea]

Here is a link to that page along with all the master pages build by the designer. My job was to implement translation. I delete all the text and hopefully all references related to my client or his client.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/022z5xrgfw6z8vs/test.indd

Check by yourself.