Replying to self in case someone else finds this question - it looks like changing a page to a master page then basing all the other pages on that master does what I want - when the master is updated all the tabs based on it update.

Hi @ellswrth, 

Thanks for your post and for sharing this great tip! You’ve nailed it: creating a master page is the best way to apply your page formatting to other pages in your document

For anyone interested in learning more about this, please check out our Create a master page in Lucidchart article. 

@Flavia D here’s what I’d like to know though - can I create “slots” on the master page to define where the content will go in the child pages?

Or is the master page in essence a layer of locked objects?

I’d already read that article and it’s silent on that particular subject.

Hi @ellswrth, 

Thanks for providing this additional context! Unfortunately, this isn’t currently supported in Lucid. Our Master Page only allows to set a default design/formatting to be applied to other pages (as a single content block). You could use our layer functionality to add layers of content to the Master Page and then change the visibility of those layers as you want. However, hiding/displaying a layer on the Master Page would cause all of the child pages to be updated accordingly, meaning it’s not possible to have different layers displaying/hiding in different child pages. 

If you’d like to learn more about our layer functionality despite of this limitation, please review our Add layers to a Lucidchart document article. 

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 @Flavia D  thanks - I’ve been using layers before switching to master pages.

The drawback with layers is it seems that View only users can’t turn layers on and off so they see them all at once.

With the master pages I’ve gotten to where I need to be so all good.

Hi @ellswrth, 

Thanks for the context. Yes, you’re correct: users with view access to the document won’t be able to toggle layers on and off. Glad to hear Master Pages are doing the trick for you anyway!