1. Select the text frame. 2. Right-click the text frame and select Object Properties. 3. Place a checkmark in "Room for Side Heads." From what I can tell, it works perfect using the first approach. I= f using the second approach, FM tells you to use Format | Page Layout | Colum= n Layout anyway to turn on "room for side heads", so what's the point of setting this up on the master page? Thanks, Andy